One fact about this book should be established from the start - this is not a children's book. The "littluns" and "bigguns" represent members of the human race. The conflict between law and barbarism would have, I believe to be the same had the island been inhabited with adult survivors instead of children.

The novel is about a transition from an immensely exciting adventure of some children, to what eventually becomes full-scale war, ending with the arrival of the naval officer who rescued them. Tough I still wonder if they were really saved, considering the atomic war which, at that time was still raging around the globe.

The book begins by introducing the two of the characters - Ralph and Piggy. Ralph finds a conch (a shell shaped in such a way that when blown it will sound) and blows it, summoning the rest of the boys, who were on the aeroplane and survived the crash. Last to arrive are the choir, who are described as a "black catterpillar moving along the beach."

On closer examination is is found that there is a wide variance in the age of the boys, from about 6 to 12 years of age. From here on in the book the younger

Some common words found in the essay are:
Sam Eric, Jack Simon, Ralph Simon, Ralph Jack, Jack Jack, Golding Summary, Piggy Ralph, Eric Jack's, Piggy Piggy's, Ralph Roger, sam eric, top mountain, piggy's glasses, tribe ralph, boys decided, simon goes, ralph piggy, naval officer, ralph conch, believe beast,
Approximate Word count = 1567
Approximate Pages = 6 (250 words per page double spaced)