Senior Social Blogs

Out of the two books assigned this summer, Lord of the Flies was my favorite by far. I am really interested in the psychological part of humans, and that book really touched upon why humans act the way they do. The author, William Golding, did an excellent job in using strong characterization to create humans who represent a larger group of people. Lord of the Flies was a well written novel that portrayed humans and primal instincts which we unknowingly fight. I didn't care for White Fang because of the authors writing style. Jack London wrote with lengthy descriptions and I felt the whole book could have been half the size, and the reader would have still received the same message that society effects man. I found myself becoming increasingly uninterested as the story went on.