Lord of the Flies7

A detailed Summary of Lord of the Flies7

"The two boys faced each other. There was the brilliant world of

hunting, tactics, fierce exhilaration, skill; and there was world of

longing and baffled common-sense." A quote showing the two main contrasts

of the story. Savageness, and civilization. This, is the Lord of the Flies,

a book written by William Golding. The Lord of the Flies has some

interesting and deep thoughts, pertaining to the theme, plot, characters,

and setting in this novel. William Golding did not just start writing a

book; he took his time and worked out every little matter, to make sure the

book was entertaining, and most of all, did not bore the reader.

The Lord of the Flies begins with about 20 pre-adolescent boys who are

on an airplane, and the airplane crashes on an uninhabited coral island in

the Pacific. The airplane crew has been killed, and the boys are left on

their own. They start to collect themselves into a society of food

gatherers under an elected chief, Ralph. Ralph is about 12 years old, and

has a very sensible, and logical personality. At first, the boys create

duties to follow, and they live amicably in peace.

Soon however, differences arise as to their priorit

The 'world' of the Lord of the Flies is projected as a very realistic

government steps back in, every senseless act is underlooked, and the

satire also illustrates good style, and makes the book more entertaining

fighting; but when a teacher or elder steps in, the students finally

defects of human nature shape the future after their own imperfections...

as keeping the signal fire on the top of the mountain going, and building

like to play, but not work. They are not very responsible, and almost all

begins talking with Simon. It makes the reader wonder if the speech given

"beast", and sees that it is only a dead parachuted pilot. He goes to the

hunting group, and before he can say anything, they kill him by accident.

Approximate Word count = 1689
Approximate Pages = 7 (250 words per page double spaced)

Category: English

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