Lord of the Flies by William Golding looks at the dark side of humanity as a group of boys turn against one another in the face of an imagined enemy.

Lord of the Flies focuses on a number of young schoolboys who try to exist in their own society. Some behave well, while others become little better than savages.

Lord of the Flies contains themes which have fascinated mankind. Using a group of schoolboys as a society in miniature form, William Golding is able to examine just what it means to be human.

William Golding's Lord of the Flies is an adventure novel and allegory that uses animal imagery and symbolism to deliver deeper meaning to the reader.

The sample question on William Golding's novel, Lord of the Flies, explains how to plan a good written answer to a typical exam question.

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