Lord of the Flies (Google Books ⧉, Amazon ⧉, Bookshop ⧉)

The Barbarian Nurseries

“They’re chopping down the garden!” Brandon said as he came running into the living room, drawn by the sounds. “Keenan, look! They’re chopping it down! The bamboo! Look!” Brandon watched them work and remembered the British children in Lord of the Flies, on a tropical island armed with spears and a knife, behaving like savages—and he thought he’d like to pick up a blade and join them.