Lord of the flies
(Book - Regular Print)

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Published
New York : Penguin Books, [1954].
Physical Desc
182 pages ; 21 cm.
Status
Jerome Public Library - YA - Young Adult Area
YA GOL
1 available
Prescott High School - FIC - Fiction Books
GOL
4 available
Yavapai College Prescott - LIMBO - Items being donated to other libraries
PR6013.O35L5 1982
1 available

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Published
New York : Penguin Books, [1954].
Format
Book - Regular Print
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 5, 9 Points
Lexile measure
770

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Description
Few works in literature have received as much popular and critical attention as Nobel Laureate William Golding's Lord of the Flies. Since its publication in 1954, it has amassed a cult following, and has significantly contributed to our dystopian vision of the post-war era. When responding to the novel's dazzling power of intellectual insight, scholars and critics often invoke the works of Shakespeare, Freud, Rousseau, Sartre, Orwell, and Conrad. Golding's aim to "trace the defect of society back to the defect of human nature" is elegantly pursued in this gripping adventure tale about a group of British schoolboys marooned on a tropical island. Alone in a world of uncharted possibilities, devoid of adult supervision or rules, the boys attempt to forge their own society, failing, however, in the face of terror, sin, and evil. Part parable, allegory, myth, parody, political treatise, and apocalyptic vision, Lord of the Flies is perhaps the most memorable tale about "the end of innocence, the darkness of man's heart."
Target Audience
770 L,Lexile
Target Audience
770L,Lexile
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Accelerated Reader,Grades 9-12,5.0,9.0,Quiz 744,English fiction, vocabulary quiz available, literary skills quiz available.
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Accelerated Reader,Grades 9-12,5.0,9.0,SD,Quiz 744,English fiction, vocabulary quiz available, literary skills quiz available.
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Accelerated Reader AR,UG,5.0,9.0,744.
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Accelerated Reader,Grades 9-12,5,9,Quiz 744,English fiction, vocabulary quiz available, literary skills quiz available.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader,Grades 9-12,5,9,SD,Quiz 744,English fiction, vocabulary quiz available, literary skills quiz available.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Golding, W. (1954). Lord of the flies . Penguin Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Golding, William, 1911-1993. 1954. Lord of the Flies. Penguin Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Golding, William, 1911-1993. Lord of the Flies Penguin Books, 1954.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Golding, William. Lord of the Flies Penguin Books, 1954.

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