,,Lord of the flies”

By William Golding

'We've got to have rules and obey them. After all, we're not savages. We're English, and the English are best at everything.'" Chapter 2, pg. 40

Setting: ,,Lord of the Flies “takes place on an

island, which Golding never gives an exact location.

Plot:In the beginning of the novel plane was shot down in an atomic war carrying boys from a boarding school, on their way home

Piggy finds a conch shell and shows Ralph how to make noise with it.

Ralph was declared as the ruler

The beast scares all the younger children and most of the older children as well.

They all decided that they needed a fire to survive on island . They used Piggy’s glasses as a means of starting it.

Ralph concerned on building shelter so that they could be safe from nature.

Piggy’s glasses are accidentally broken by JackThe hunters had killed a pig, and so the boys roast it and feast on it.

At the meeting Ralph emphasized the importance of the signal fire

Jack declaring Ralph a bad leader

After the excitement of the pig hunt, the boys gather and perform a strange tribal dance

The story picks up with Jack and his tribe at their new hideout at Castle Rock

They cut off the pig’s head as a sacrifice for the beast and paint themselves in the pig’s bloodSimon thinks the head is the Lord of the Flies.

Piggy, much angered by this incident desires to go to Castle Rock and make Jack give him his glasses back.

Roger tries to hit Ralph with a large boulder and instead knocks Piggy off the cliff

In the confusion that results, Ralph is able to escape into the woods

Ralph is forced to hide in the bushes for a long time

As Ralph runs onto the beach, a rescue ship is sighted and the boys seemingly return to their former behavior.

Conclusion

The Need for Civilization and Order

In “Lord of the Flies”, morals can be seen in the form of aggressive behavioral actions.

Characters:Ralph

Jack

Piggy

Simon

Roger

Key Symbols

The island= human heart

“beastie” = Fear of the Unknown

Piggy and the glasses=Clear sightedness, intelligence

The conch=Democracy and Order

The beast= the capacity for evil within everyone

“The Lord of the Flies

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