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        Lord of the Flies


        setting

        South Pacific

        time

        WWII

        language

        English

        region

        Western Europe

        year published

        1954

        page count

        235

        difficulty

        Intermediate

        main characters

        Piggy, Ralph, Simon, Jack

        Rip's impressions

        What happens to kids (or societies) during war with themselves; thrilling, creepy novel.

        first line

        The boy with fair hair lowered himself down the last few feet of rock and began to pick his way towards the lagoon.

        last lines

        (spoiler alert)