The Lord of the Flies by William Golding is an all time classic. This book is about a group of school boys who get stranded on a deserted island. The book explores the changes that survival makes in a person.
‘Lord of the Flies’ is famous for the symbolism it portrays. Here are some quotes that one will always remember from this gem of a book:
1.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.
2. Maybe there is a beast… maybe it’s only us.
3. We did everything adults would do. What went wrong?
4. They looked at each other, baffled, in love and hate.
5. The thing is – fear can’t hurt you any more than a dream.
To take a book like this and select a few quotes will not give justice to the book. The best part about these line is that they can be interpreted in a multiple ways and there is a hidden meaning behind the simplest of lines also. It is a book that makes you think and contemplate life at the same time.
