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Lord of the Flies by William Golding: Review, Ending Explained, Symbols and the BBC Series

A plane full of schoolboys, an island with no adults, and a conch that holds them together, for a while. Hailey reviews William Golding's Lord of the Flies spoiler-free, then, after a spoiler warning, explains the ending, walks through every major symbol and theme with discussion questions, and compares the book with the 1963 and 1990 films and the 2026 BBC series. Content note: violence against children is discussed.

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Books mentioned in this episode
Animal Farm by George Orwell
The Coral Island by R. M. Ballantyne

Chapters
0:00 Cold Open
0:20 Welcome
0:52 The Review
4:35 Spoiler Warning
4:58 The Ending Explained
10:08 Book Club Guide
14:03 Book Versus Screen
18:00 Outro

Scores, the full written review and the videos

Narrated by Hailey, the Book Explained host voice (AI-generated with Kokoro TTS).

Music
"Morning" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Fresh Air" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Disquiet" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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