Lord of the Flies

Lord of the Flies is an interesting book. On one hand it gives the reader an interesting place to discuss ethics and civics and how culture affects things. On the other hand, some elements of it are so predictable.

Today, though, the thing that interests me is that there is a game related to the book on the Nobel prize website.

http://nobelprize.org/literature/educational/golding/

The game, although fun, is pretty simplistic. I guess I find that ironic due to the website it's found on. If this game were found on a high school or junior high teacher resource page, I would understand it. But, the game is found on the Nobel Prize site. The Nobel prize asks more from its winners than just a simple plot, and yet all the game does is ask the player to match up symbols and answer really simplistic questions.

Now, I just need someone to create a game that simplifies literary theory. Match up the symbol with the theorist-- a couch for Freud, a magnifying glass for Derrida...