I had to do Lord of the Flies at school.” (The cruelty of that “had to”!) The book has had a long half-life in popular culture, too. It has been turned into one reasonably good film, ...

Until the grownups come to fetch us we'll have fun." When writing Lord of the Flies, Golding was thinking of one such book in particular. The Coral Island by RM Ballantyne was written a century ...

Ralph has a realisation at this point in the book. His realisation is that the ... try answering the Lord of the Flies question. Time yourself and make sure you are meeting the examiner's ...

Plans to film an all-female version of Lord of the Flies has come under fire on social media. Many have pointed out they think the original William Golding book would not work with girls.