Gender Stereotypes In William Golding's Lord Of The Flies

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The lord of the flies, one of the most iconic novels, in recent history. The novel tells the enthralling adventures if a group of British Schoolboys stranded on a tropical island amidst another world war. As the book progresses, the boys slowly drift off into savagery. But, how would the outcome of the novel be different if there were boys and girls? Or, just all girls? How would this affect the storyline of the novel?

Throughout the novel, the lack of gender diversity becomes semi-apparent, but how different would the ending be if there were an equal number of boys and girls stranded on the island? For starters, girls at that age are considerably smarter, and mature at that age than boys, but they can also be straight up evil, especially