Lord of the Flies, an interesting book with an interesting title.
The book, as you already know, features a group of boys, number unknown, of many ages that are stranded on a deserted desert island. It is only boys and this topic came up in one of my English lessons.
What would have happened if there had been a mixed group, girls and boys, or even just girls? Well that is not my topic so getting back to the subject.
The obvious parody to a book with such a title is to strand girls upon the island and name it Lady of the...whatever you wish to dub it. However, such a title would be incorrect since 'Lord of the Flies' has an actually meaning in languages, that is what I'm going to explain.
In the book a boy named Simon realises that the beast, is no physical creature but the evil in the boys themselves, Simon discovered this while talking to a decapitated pig's head. Around it flies flew and it claimed to be 'The Lord of the Flies', it claimed to be the evil.
Another word for the aforementioned evil is Devil, Sataan or even Beelzebub. It is the translation of Beelzebub on which the title has it's origin. To make it simpler, the Devil, or evil inside people, is known, also, as Beelzebub and the translation of Beelzebub is indeed 'Lord of the Flies.'
I have nothing against those who choose to write a parody of girls on the island and don't mind the fact that they name it Lady of the...whatever suits. I just wished to share this with anyone who reads this incase you were wondering why it was called what it was called. There is no direct definition as to why the title is what it is for there are many views, this is just simple facts that you may find interesting.