I've heard about this book so many times that I had to give it a go. I probably read it in elementary/middle school but can't remember the full story. Now I see why so many kids have trouble reading. As a college student I understood this book, but it was still really tricky to get through. How can schools expect kids that don't have passion to read be forced to read a book such as this? I think our school system really needs to focus on helping students find a passion in stories that they find interest in instead of reading it because it's a "classic." I see major flaws in forcing students to learn how to read with stories written in such a way they don't care to become engaged. 
 As far as the story line goes I can see the major flaws in humanity. When a bunch of high class British school boys are left stranded on an island due to war on their main land they create a war of their own. I found it really hard to connect or really remember any characters other than Ralph, Jack, Piggy, and Samneric. Any other characters were easily forgotten and didn't really have any character building. & the littluns? We didn't really know how many there were just that there were biguns and littluns running around an island trying to forage for themselves. 
 I liked the build of the plot. The characters slowly deepening into madness and having a constant struggle within themselves of right vs. wrong. The author did a really great job of portraying human behavior gone rogue where civilization no longer has meaning.