The novel "Lord of the Flies" written by William Golding does reflect the time in which it was written (just after the war) to a certain extent and it does show the beliefs of the author, but I do not believe the novel will endure throughout time because it's not successful in revealing universal messages about humans. William Golding was born in Cornwall in 1911 and was educated at Marlborough Grammar School and at Brasenose College, …showed first 75 words of 917 total…

…showed last 75 words of 917 total…will endure throughout time because it does not reveal universal messages about humans. The novel uses a lot of symbolism (The beast represents the evil inside of everyone, Piggy represents order and intelligence.) and that makes it easier to understand what is going on with the storyline. I liked the book and the style in which it was written. It had a good storyline and the author put a lot of thought into the characters.