1. Full Summary - Lord of the Flies
... in which humans respond to stress, change, and tension. Readers and critics have interpreted "Lord of the Flies" in widely varying ways over the years since its publication. During the 1950s and 1960s, many readings of the novel claimed that "Lord of the Flies" dramatizes the history of civilization. Some believed that the novel explores fundamental religious issues, such as original sin and the ... nature of good and evil. Others approached Lord of the Flies through the theories of the psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud, who ... . The boys' failure to understand each other's points of ...
- Word Count: 11237
- Approx Pages: 45
- Grade Level: High School