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16966148 No.16966148 [Reply] [Original]

I just finished reading this. What the fuck. It was really good, better than it had any right to be. Does anyone have any secondary material to recommend? I know of Bloom's essay, but that's about it.

>> No.16966366

bump

>> No.16966377

>>16966148
I liked Lord of the Flies when I read it in 10th grade, but I haven't read it since. I also liked Frankenstein when I read it 10th grade, but I also haven't read that since

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16966379

>>16966148
>Does anyone have any secondary material to recommend? I know of Bloom's essay, but that's about it.

Yes indeed

>> No.16966415

>>16966379
No wonder the kid never learned anything, hard to get feedback when the teacher's handwriting is such dogshit.

>> No.16966428

>>16966148
>secondary material
Life's too short to read all the essential primary texts, never mind anything else.

If you really want to read around LOTF:

* Read Coral Island (which LOTF sort of parodies. It was much better-known in the 1950s than it is now)

* Find the interview(s) with Golding on Youtube where he talks about LOTF. He mostly debunks some of the nonsense. He explains why he made it all-male, and a few other little things.

* Read some other Golding to get a sense of his overall world-view. Free Fall & Darkness Visible both have episodes set in schools.

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>>16966148
The movie was breddy good

>> No.16966516

>>16966377
Thank you, anon, very cool

>> No.16966537

>>16966379
I think reading that has expanded my lifespan by about 25%. That kid is going places

>> No.16966610

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>Yeah, all people are savage and no one is civilised.
Ah. Thank you.

>> No.16967038

>>16966148
What are some other Lotf esque books, kids/teenagers murdering each other with morbid imagery

>> No.16967263

>>16967038
One of the Sandman comics has a good bit set in a school where some fiendish bullies kill some little kid.

If you want "kids are cruel", Ender's Game might hit the spot.

Saki's world is pretty cruel and the children are cheerfully heartless, but he's usually on their side. Try Sredni Vashtar.