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'''''Lord of the Flies''''' is an important novel by [[William Golding]]. As one somewhat shallow precis put it: "A plane full of British schoolboys crashes on a Deserted Island, and the darkness of humanity spills forth as they turn against each other."<ref>[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/LordOfTheFlies Lord Of The Flies - TV Tropes]</ref>

Set against both the atrocities of the [[Second World War]] and the [[Leftist]] opposition to the [[atom bomb]], it is partly an allegory for the [[liberal]] degrading view of humanity.

The title refers to [http://conservapedia.com/Devil Beelzebub], mentioned several times in the Bible.  In one notable scene, a boy named Simon - who can be seen as a loose allegory of Christ - takes himself off into the jungle where he confronts and understands the Lord of the Flies before returning and being killed by the other boys.

Although some might interpret it as a partly [[conservative]] novel, with its exploration of [[faith]] and doubt and its depiction of the importance of self-sufficiency and responsibility, its bleak ending suggests there can be no hope of redemption only a perpetuation of sin and violence.

The modern-day relevance of the book could not hold a greater significance in regards to [[anarchy]]; in late July 2020 amidst massive [[far-left]] riots in major U.S. cities, thugs in [[Portland, Oregon]] set a severed pig's head on fire.<ref>Multiple references:
*[https://www.newsmax.com/us/portland-riot-pig-cops/2020/08/01/id/980095/ Portland Rioters Burn Pig Head With Cop Cap, US Flag]
*[https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/tyler-o-neil/2020/07/31/straight-up-terrorism-antifa-burns-severed-pigs-head-with-a-police-hat-on-top-n738333 Straight-Up Terrorism: Antifa Burns Severed Pig's Head With a Police Hat on Top]
*[https://www.dailywire.com/news/portland-rioters-set-pig-head-with-police-hat-on-fire-while-on-top-of-american-flag Portland Rioters Set Pig Head With Police Hat On Fire While On Top Of American Flag]
*[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/07/31/riots-continue-portland-protesters-light-severed-pig-head-police-hat-ablaze/ Riots Continue: Portland Protesters Light Severed Pig Head with Police Hat Ablaze]
*[https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bronsonstocking/2020/08/01/watch-rioters-burn-bibles-american-flag-in-portland-n2573553 WATCH: Rioters Burn Bibles, American Flags in Downtown Portland]
*[https://www.westernjournal.com/mob-reportedly-leaves-gruesome-bloody-message-outside-portland-police-bureau/ Mob Reportedly Leaves Gruesome and Bloody Message Outside Portland Police Bureau]</ref>

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