Does anyone else who was forced to read Lord of the Flies for their lit. class find it terribly sexist?
I mean, it's supposed to represent society, right? But it only really represents HALF of society because guess what, there are NO GIRLS ON THE ISLAND.
And the whole thing about killing the pig being a metaphor for rape is ridiculous to me... who would have the nerve to compare raping a woman to killing an animal? Does Golding think females are no more complex than animals, so he doesn't need to give any insight to how a GIRL would react to the rape? He only wants to show the sexual desires of the male characters, so apparently a pig is an easy substitute for a thinking feeling female character.
Weird book... >_<
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