Description
At the dawn of the next world war, a plane carrying a group of English schoolboys crash‑lands on an uncharted tropical island. Free from adult supervision, the boys initially celebrate their freedom—no rules, no grown‑ups, just opportunity. They attempt to govern themselves, build a signal fire, explore the island, and maintain hope of rescue.
But as time passes, the veneer of civilization begins to crack. Fear of a mysterious “beast” grows, tribal loyalties emerge, and the instinct for power, violence and survival takes over. Order collapses, the signal fire is neglected, and the boys become prey to their own primal impulses. As society devolves into chaos, the question becomes whether mankind’s civilizing influence can hold back its darker nature.
Labeled a parable, an allegory, a myth, a morality tale, and even a vision of the apocalypse, Lord of the Flies remains as provocative today as when first published in 1954.
