Lord of the Flies

A detailed Summary of Lord of the Flies

William Golding said that the strength of a society must depend on the ethical

nature and not on any political system in his novel "Lord of the Flies". He wrote the book

to show the political system cannot govern the society without consider the defect of

human nature. The following paragraphs show the three major characters in the book led

Jack is introduced as an antagonist with an ugly sense of cruelty. At the beginning

of the book the position of Jack and Ralph is pretty much the same. They share similar

opinions about their situation and its solution. They both want to be rescued. They both

realize that there are a lot of things they must do to survive on the island. Jack's desire to

be Chief was clearly show up in his first appearance. When the idea of having a chief was

mentioned Jack spoke out immediately, "I ought to be chief" (p.21). At first Jack and his

hunters do what they are asked to, but as time went on, they soon turn to savage. The

freedom offered to him by the island allowed Jack to express the darker sides of his

personality. "The mask was a thing on its own behind which Jack hid, liberated from

shame and self-consciousness" (p.69). Through hunting, Jack lost his fear of b

Ralph finds this increasingly difficult to keep the boys in order and to preserve a civilized

try to build a civilized society on the island. After became the chief, Ralph tries his best to

clarity in his thoughts. "Ralph was puzzled by the shutter that flickered in his brain. There

going in order to get rescue. Ralph also foolishly appointed Jack as chief of the hunters

through force and govern the island trough his hunters. Ralph with his group represent the

was something he wanted to say; then the shutter had come down" (p.156). The confusion

you see? All day I've been working with Simon. No one else. They're off bathing, or

Approximate Word count = 876
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)

Category: English

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