- Date: September 17, 1954
- Type: Book
This Book is referred to by Shadows and Tall Trees performed by U2
The title of this song is taken from a chapter of Lord of the Flies.
Lord of the Flies is an allegorical novel by Nobel Prize-winning author William Golding. It discusses how culture created by man fails, using as an example a group of British schoolboys stuck on a deserted island who try to govern themselves, but with disastrous results.