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Lord of the Flies (English: Lord of the Flies) is an allegorical novel written by British author William Golding and first published in 1954. It explores universal questions about human nature through the struggle for survival of a group of British boys who are evacuated by air during World War II to escape the effects of nuclear bombs and end up stranded on a deserted island without adult supervision. The novel emphasizes the collapse of civilization the unleashing of primal instincts and the i

The 1990 adaptation of Lord of the Flies is based on the 1954 novel of the same name by Nobel Prize-winning English author William Golding. This film powerfully explores the darker aspects of human nature and the savagery lurking beneath the mask of civilization. It is the second major adaptation of the novel, directed by Harry Hook.Plot SummaryThe film begins with a group of military schoolboys stranded on a deserted island after a plane crash. Completely isolated from adults and the rules of m