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Summer Reading Assignment: Lord Of The Flies

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Summer Reading Assignment: Lord of the Flies As the world commemorates 25 years since the end of the Second World War, people all around the world recognize and condemn the atrocious activities that occurred, and offer their support to the victims of the genocide. However, there is one particular person who was not prey to the Holocaust or the horrific activities of the Nazis under the rule of Hitler; rather he is a survivor of a unique event occurring at the same time as World War 2. General Jack Merridew, now 37, is one of many boys stranded on an uncharted island without adults after a plane crash at the dawn of World War 2. Now, 25 years later, Jack shares his story and his extraordinary experience. Being an instinctual

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