This world is truly evil/ Lord of the Flies
I will be printing this article and saving to wave in the face of anyone who tries to defend terrorists in Iraq.
Strange tie-in to Lord of the Flies
Somedays, as a parent I feel like the entire world is after the souls of my children. Of course, their souls are in Christ; I know that. But scripture tells me that they can lose their faith. At a hotel room this weekend, Rob fell asleep early and the kids and I were awake. As usual, I let them watch Saturday Night Live with me; they know that I will turn it if gets raunchy. Well, this particular show (a rerun) was raunchy the entire show! Before I realized it (I was reading something), my kids were listening to Colin Farrell describing acts between men in the context of the movie Alexander the Great.
I’m sure teens and adults all across America were chuckling at that, but I felt like someone had just sprayed poison right through the television screen. I turned the channel and checked back a few minutes later for a scene involving married couples swapping partners. As I announced that I’d had enough and “gallantly” recited a bible verse, they told me I was no fun. Yeah, I’m no fun and they’ll have lots to tell their psychologists someday. Right? Actually, I know that in their hearts they agree with me and are glad I turned it off. But will they turn it off when I’m not around? I don’t even want to conduct that experiment. That’s why God gives children parents: to advise and supervise until maturity kicks in.
We did end up finding a very interesting, although disturbing, movie. It was a remake of Lord of the Flies. It was the 1990 version - a very, very disturbing movie. Here’s the plot: Stranded on an island, a group of schoolboys degenerate into savagery. It really got my son, the thinker, thinking. My first thoughts were that it is written by an atheistic person, but maybe not. The more respected and recommended 1963 version had a better tagline: Evil is inherent in the human mind, whatever innocence may cloak it… That’s a very scriptural thought…very Lutheran, too. I am thinking of reading the book with my thinker son. I found an interesting site that discusses the book. I remember reading the book and not understanding it at all. Has anyone read it recently and would you recommend it for my son? Any good comments on it?
It was part of the curriculum when I was in 8th grade and it generated some great discussion. Reading it with your son (out loud even) would be a good thing to do. Also, using the cliff notes might be fun if you find you’re really getting into it.