Composition & Essays

Lord of the Flies

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Poetry

Shakespeare

To Kill A Mockingbird

Christie Russel

Lord of the Flies

Grade: 11

Rationale:

Even though the novel was published over thirty years ago, the themes will engage today's students. There are themes that cover the power of peer relations, the loss of innocence, the loss of identity, power struggles, the threat of war, issues of democracy and tyranny and fear of the unknown. The novel tension in the novel builds on an increasing scale which engages the reader immediately, and the interest is maintained throughout the story. Students can be encouraged to constantly predict what will happen next. Students can learn a lot about themselves and the world around them through studying Golding’s The Lord of the Flies.