Madcat [any] to the_dunk_tank • 4 years agoIf only those damn tankies read Orwellimagemessage-square66 fedilinkarrow-up1106file-text
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minus-squarerolly6cast [none/use name]hexbear3·edit-24 years agoLord of the Flies is kinda eh, situations similar in reality sometimes/often go more smoothly. It's a bit excessively pessimistic about humans. link
minus-squarezifnab25 [he/him, any]hexbear2·edit-24 years agoLotF was written as a parody of The Coral Island, which explores a similar premise - three boys marooned on a South Pacific island - but reaches an obnoxiously settler colonialist optimist conclusion. link
minus-squarerolly6cast [none/use name]hexbear2·4 years agoI guess a bit excessively pessimistic is better than being 19th century imperialist propaganda. link
Lord of the Flies is kinda eh, situations similar in reality sometimes/often go more smoothly. It's a bit excessively pessimistic about humans.
LotF was written as a parody of The Coral Island, which explores a similar premise - three boys marooned on a South Pacific island - but reaches an obnoxiously settler colonialist optimist conclusion.
I guess a bit excessively pessimistic is better than being 19th century imperialist propaganda.