Diary Entries For Lord Of The Flies
Task 1
Lord of the flies
Lord of the flies was my book of choice in our classics project . It was written by William Golding, a British book writer and noble prize winner. I chose to read this book because I have heard good things about it, both from my parents and my classmates. Lord of the flies was the most appealing book to me in the collection we had to choose from. The book is considered a classic and is some of the most recognizable literature William Golding has written. I only had time to read the first half of the book, the rest I read in a summary. I regret having to read half the book in a summary, because it sounded very good and exciting.
The book is about a group of schoolboys from Britain who are evacuated from the country …show more content…
And to be honest with you, I haven’t read a single book outside school in years. The last time I did, I was in elementary school and read a book around 200 pages long. It was awfully boring to me. Sitting silently with a book in my hands for just a few minutes sounded terrible. Instead I used my time playing football and video games. When I was done with school I didn’t think a single thought about reading when I came home . All I could think about was the football match I had later or the video games I was going to play. “If you read 30 minutes a day, instead of playing video games or being with your friends, you would be a much greater writer and your vocabulary will expand”, my dad often said. And I totally agree with him, but those 30 minutes felt like hours to me, and I was just too tempted to do almost anything …show more content…
Most people who read are often very smart and literate . You can learn about whatever you want through books, you can learn about nature, political issues, history, anything! And that’s what’s so great about it, you find a book you want to read and you read it. But books are not only used as a tool to learn new things, it’s mostly used for entertainment purposes. People read about terrible crimes, or travelling around the world or meeting people who lived ages ago. Books help you understand other people’s meanings and thoughts. And, which can give you a whole new perspective on the
Lord of the flies
Lord of the flies was my book of choice in our classics project . It was written by William Golding, a British book writer and noble prize winner. I chose to read this book because I have heard good things about it, both from my parents and my classmates. Lord of the flies was the most appealing book to me in the collection we had to choose from. The book is considered a classic and is some of the most recognizable literature William Golding has written. I only had time to read the first half of the book, the rest I read in a summary. I regret having to read half the book in a summary, because it sounded very good and exciting.
The book is about a group of schoolboys from Britain who are evacuated from the country …show more content…
And to be honest with you, I haven’t read a single book outside school in years. The last time I did, I was in elementary school and read a book around 200 pages long. It was awfully boring to me. Sitting silently with a book in my hands for just a few minutes sounded terrible. Instead I used my time playing football and video games. When I was done with school I didn’t think a single thought about reading when I came home . All I could think about was the football match I had later or the video games I was going to play. “If you read 30 minutes a day, instead of playing video games or being with your friends, you would be a much greater writer and your vocabulary will expand”, my dad often said. And I totally agree with him, but those 30 minutes felt like hours to me, and I was just too tempted to do almost anything …show more content…
Most people who read are often very smart and literate . You can learn about whatever you want through books, you can learn about nature, political issues, history, anything! And that’s what’s so great about it, you find a book you want to read and you read it. But books are not only used as a tool to learn new things, it’s mostly used for entertainment purposes. People read about terrible crimes, or travelling around the world or meeting people who lived ages ago. Books help you understand other people’s meanings and thoughts. And, which can give you a whole new perspective on the