Lord of the Flies Author: [British] William Golding Publisher: Shanghai Translation Publishing House

Lord of the Flies is the representative work of William Golding, a British writer and Nobel Prize winner in literature. It is an important philosophical novel that uses the innocence of children to explore the serious theme of human evil. The story takes place in the imaginary Third World War. A group of children aged six to twelve are trapped on a deserted island due to a plane crash during the retreat. At first, they can still live in harmony, but later, due to the expansion of their evil nature, they kill each other and suffer tragic consequences. The author concretizes the abstract philosophical proposition and allows readers to understand it through reading fascinating stories and exciting fighting scenes. The characters, scenes, stories, images, etc. are all deeply symbolic.