What I Remember Wednesday: Lord of the Flies Review

So I’m convinced the only reason everyone has to read Lord of the Flies in High School is because every teacher was forced to read the book as well.  I have never meet anyone that when the topic of Lord of the Flies comes up says “Oh, I Love that Book.”   And I remember forcing myself to just read it and get it out of the way, because if I read it slowly, I probably wasn’t going to finish reading it.

I honestly didn’t get it while I was reading the book.  I mean, I understood what the Golding was trying to say, that humans are innately evil.  But I thought it was kind of depressing to have to read a whole book with that mentality. I have never cared for books that focus on the serious side of life.

Even though I didn’t like it, and have no intention of ever reading it again, I do understand now how important it was to read at the time.  Not to mention how often it is referred to in culture and literature. I can’t imagine how many references I wouldn’t understand if I had never read Lord of the Flies.  If you got away with not reading it in school, it may be worth it to read, just so you understand references.  But I won’t promise that you’ll enjoy it while you read them.

Number one Goodreads quote:

“Ralph wept for the end of innocence, the darkness of man’s heart, and the fall through the air of the true, wise friend called Piggy.”