Lord of the Flies

noun

a novel (1954) by William Golding.

Lord of the Flies

noun

a name for Beelzebub

Lord of the Flies

(1954) A dark, allegorical novel by the British writer William Golding about a group of boys stranded on a desert island. Despite their attempts to establish a civilized democratic society, the boys eventually revert to totalitarianism and primitive savagery. Golding won the 1983 Nobel Prize for literature.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Lord of the Flies¹

translation of Hebrew: see _Beelzebub

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Johnny Flynn, known for Netflix's Ripley and films like The Dig, will play Lucius Malfoy with young actor Lox Pratt, star of BBC's Lord of the Flies, as his son Draco - Harry's classmate and nemesis.

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Then I immediately thought of "Lord of the Flies," the 1954 book by William Golding that "Yellowjackets" creators Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson were heavily inspired by when coming up with the idea for this show.

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Fascinated by the themes in "Lord of the Flies" and "Yellowjackets," they jump out at me in other things I watch and read.

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And based on what we can see in Season-3 previews, she’s going to respond to all this like someone whose prefrontal cortex is not fully developed would: By turning her pain and grief back onto others, namely by mounting a campaign against Natalie that blends "Mean Girls" and "Lord of the Flies."

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As the manor devolves into something like “Lord of the Flies,” our hedonistic interloper uses this opening to become a usurper.

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