Presents a collection of essays analyzing Golding's classic novel, including a chronology of his works and life.

Vision and structure in Lord of the flies : a semiotic approach / K.Chellappan -- The fictional explosion : Lord of the flies and The inheritors / James Gindin -- The nature of the beast : Lord of the flies / S.J. Boyd -- Lord of the flies / L.L. Dickson -- Grief, grief, grief : Lord of the flies / Lawrence S. Friedman -- The savages in the forest : decolonising William Golding / Stefan Hawlin -- Golding and Huxley : the fables of demonic possession / James R. Baker -- Literature of atrocity : Lord of the flies and The inheritors / Paul Crawford -- Lord of the flies / Virginia Tiger.