Lord of the Flies

American  

noun

1. a novel (1954) by William Golding.

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Lord of the Flies British  

noun

1. a name for Beelzebub

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Lord of the Flies Cultural  

1. (1954) A dark, allegorical novel by the British writer William Golding about a group of boys stranded on a desert island. Despite their attempts to establish a civilized democratic society, the boys eventually revert to totalitarianism and primitive savagery. Golding won the 1983 Nobel Prize for literature.

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Etymology

Origin of Lord of the Flies

translation of Hebrew: see _Beelzebub

Example Sentences

She has them read books such as The Crucible and the Lord of the Flies to teach about the dangers of mass hysteria and group vilification.

From Slate

People sign up for the cards to avoid the Lord of the Flies feeling of clawing through an airport.

From Slate

Johnny Flynn, known for Netflix's Ripley and films like The Dig, will play Lucius Malfoy with young actor Lox Pratt, star of BBC's Lord of the Flies, as his son Draco - Harry's classmate and nemesis.

From BBC

Then I immediately thought of "Lord of the Flies," the 1954 book by William Golding that "Yellowjackets" creators Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson were heavily inspired by when coming up with the idea for this show.

From Salon

Fascinated by the themes in "Lord of the Flies" and "Yellowjackets," they jump out at me in other things I watch and read.

From Salon