![]() ![]() Understanding the different ways the book can be read and interpreted really helps bring it to life. This offers the novel a uniqueness which adds to its compelling mystique.Īnyone who is looking to read this book would be well served reading about the context and the imagery first. You could claim it is a dystopian tale, but it does not fit this genre comfortably either. At first glance, it may appear to be a classic adventure tale or even a coming-of-age tale, but it plays with the conventions of these genres so much that you might be pained to classify it as either. One thing I enjoy about the novel is that it is not easily categorized. Even after a second reading, I would still say this is an area where the novel falls short. This, in turn, can hamper characterization, so we do not always fully understand a character’s progression. This makes following the dialogue a challenge at times. William Golding often fails to delineate who is talking. One of the experiences that marred my first reading of the text was the sheer volume of characters. ![]()
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