Homework Special: Lord of the Flies

In this special, Michael and Ethan do a very serious job (without jokes or sarcasm) of analyzing Lord of the Flies, a commonly assigned AP English/college intro-level text, so that if you are assigned it, but don’t want to read it, you can just go ahead and use our very good analyses!In this episode:Some pretty good discussion of The Count of Monte Cristo, you’re welcomeNew whiskey toysTurns out, you can assign different names to different thingsThe surprising literary inspiration for various Disney and Pixar projectsScience involves wordsWe won’t stand OR sit for laziness, just to be clearFrom Freud to Jung via borderline insultsPlayground bully tactics of the ancient worldThe obvious Atlantis connectionThe two great teachers of our time: Ethan and Walt Disney Corp.Next time Michael and Ethan will discuss Nobody’s Angel, by Thomas Mcguane. Join the discussion! Go to the Contact page and put "Scotch Talk" in the Subject line. We'd love to hear from you! And submit your homework at the Michael & Ethan in a Room with Scotch page. Donate to our Patreon! BUY A NIHILIST BLANKET! Your Hosts: Michael G. Lilienthal (@mglilienthal) and Ethan Bartlett (@bjartlett) MUSIC & SFX: "Kessy Swings Endless - (ID 349)" by Lobo Loco. Used by permission. "The Grim Reaper - II Presto" by Aitua. Used under an Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License. "Thinking It Over" by Lee Rosevere. Used under an Attribution License.