Ok I loved Lord of the Flies (funny that in the amazon link it is suggested to buy with Catcher in the Rye, my FAVORITE book - they're sort of similar) anyways I got in trouble for reading it (this...

I absolutely hate Lord of the Flies. I read it as a freshmen in High School and I don't remember anything enjoyable about it. I thought it was disgusting and over-stuffed with symbolism.

i liked it also. i think the point the author was trying to make is very on the mark.

i like how english teachers always put symbolism into books but he always strictly stated what his symbols were. and he wouldn't let anyone interpret them in any other way. speakig of which.....

Metamorphosis..weird stuff right there. But as for putting symbols into stuff..it drives me crazy. The authors were probably just writing a nice story about nothing and then bam the bird that t...