The Lords of Discipline
1980 novel by Pat Conroy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Lords of Discipline is a 1980 novel by Pat Conroy that was later adapted in a 1983 film of the same name.[1]
Author | Pat Conroy |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
Publisher | Houghton Mifflin |
Publication date | 1980 |
Media type | Print (hardback and paperback) |
Pages | 499 |
ISBN | 0-395-29462-2 |
Preceded by | The Great Santini |
Followed by | The Prince of Tides |
The story centers on Will McLean, who is in his fourth year at the fictional Carolina Military Institute in Charleston, South Carolina. Will's experiences are heavily based on Pat Conroy’s own experiences at The Citadel, a real military college in Charleston.
The story is narrated in first person by Will, who attends the Institute between 1963 and 1967. Will recounts his years at the Institute, especially focusing on the school's brutal culture of hazing and abuse.
After discovering a secret society that drives cadets deemed unworthy of graduating from the Institute to drop out by any means necessary, Will learns that graduation and lives are on the line.[2]