Lord of the Flies Overview

The novel we are currently reading is Lord of the Flies by William Golding. It is a strict irony book and is set on a desolate island where a number of boys at a range of ages have been dumped off in a crash. Throughout the book so far different characters have emerged representing things such as the devil which is the lord of the flies. The read is fairly difficult as the author's style is quite confusing with the way he jumbles up words. I personally don't know anything about the author but the book was published in 1954.