Golding's Lord of the Flies is an excellent example of an allegory, and is comparable to other members of the genre published around the same time, including Animal Farm. Lord of the Flies as a Bildungsroman. Lord of the Flies is also considered a Bildungsroman, or in other words, a 'coming of age' tale. read more
A list of important facts about William Golding's Lord of the Flies, including setting, climax, protagonists, and antagonists. read more