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Lord of the Flies

By William Golding
 Short Summary

The novel tells the story of a group of

young boys that survive a plane crash and
then are forced to learn how to survive on
an island.
Throughout the story, the boys change,
turn on each other, and eventually fight a
war amongst themselves.
 Chapter 01

In chapter one of *Lord of the Flies*,

a group of English schoolboys crash-land on an
uncharted island during a war. Ralph and Piggy
find each other and, after discovering a conch
shell, use it to signal the other boys.

They elect Ralph as leader, and he, Jack, and

Simon go to explore the island, confirming it's
uninhabited. They also encounter a piglet, and
Jack hesitates to kill it, setting the stage for his
future development as a hunter.
 Chapter 02

In chapter 2 of Lord of the Flies,

Ralph calls a meeting to organize the group
and establish rules. A small boy expresses fear
of a "beast" in the jungle, which is dismissed by
Ralph and the other boys.
They attempt to build a signal fire on the
mountain, using Piggy's glasses to start it, but it
quickly goes out of control and sets nearby
trees ablaze. A small boy, who claimed to have
seen the beast, is missing, possibly lost or
killed in the fire.
 Chapter 03

In Chapter 3 of Lord of the Flies,

Jack's pig hunt ends unsuccessfully, and he returns
to the beach where Ralph and Simon are working
on shelters. Ralph expresses frustration with the
boys' lack of help, while Jack's focus on hunting
further strains their relationship.
Simon, meanwhile, goes into the jungle to his
secret hut after helping the younger children.
 Chapter 04

In Lord of the Flies, Chapter 4 sees the boys settling into a

routine on the island, with Jack's hunting obsession and
the littluns' separate lives taking center stage. Ralph and
Piggy spot a ship, but the signal fire is out, leading to
Ralph's confrontation with Jack who was hunting instead
of maintaining the fire. Jack, elated by the hunt, assaults
Piggy, and the boys then roast the pig and engage in a
ritualistic dance.
The chapter highlights the growing divide between
civilization and savagery and the increasing influence of
Jack.
 Chapter 05

In chapter 5 of Lord of the Flies, Ralph attempts to reassert

order amidst growing fear and disarray among the boys,
particularly after the missed opportunity to be rescued. He
calls a meeting to address the neglected rules and the
looming fear of a "beast," but the meeting descends into
chaos as Jack and his hunters, fueled by their own fears
and desires, lead the group away from order and towards
savagery.
 Chapter 06

In chapter 6 of Lord of the Flies, a dead parachutist, the

victim of an aerial battle, lands on the island, causing a
surge of fear and paranoia amongst the boys. Sam and Eric,
tending the signal fire, mistakenly identify the parachutist's
body in the dark as the "beast". This fear fuels a meeting
where Ralph, despite his efforts to maintain order,
struggles to maintain control as Jack and others push for a
hunt for the beast, further emphasizing the growing divide
within the group and the decline of civilization on the
island.
 Chapter 07

In Lord of the Flies Chapter 7, Ralph fantasizes about

returning to civilization and the boys begin to hunt a
boar. Ralph, while reflecting on his desire for cleanliness,
sees the ocean and the daunting odds of their rescue. A
hunt leads to a frenzy where they reenact the chase with
Robert, nearly killing him. Later, Ralph and Jack, along with
Roger, go to the mountain in search of the "beast," but are
terrified by a dead parachutist, mistaking it for the beast.
 Chapter 08

In chapter 8 of Lord of the Flies, Jack's authority is

challenged after the boys' experience with the "beast" on
the mountain. Jack calls a meeting and accuses Ralph of
being a coward, leading to Jack's defection and the
formation of his own tribe. He then leads his hunters on a
successful pig hunt and leaves the pig's head on a stake as
an offering to the "beast." Simon, meanwhile, finds the
pig's head and hallucinates, believing it to be the "Lord of
the Flies," a symbolic representation of the beast within
the boys.
 Chapter 09

In Chapter 9 of Lord of the Flies, Simon

discovers that the "beast" is actually a dead
parachutist. He then goes to Jack's feast to
share his discovery, but the boys, fueled by
the frenzy of the feast and a storm, mistake
Simon for the beast and savagely kill him.
 Chapter 10

In Lord of the Flies, Chapter 10, Ralph and Piggy are

confronted with the reality of the boys' actions the
previous night, including the murder of Simon. Jack
and his tribe have established a camp on Castle
Rock, where they rule with an iron fist, including
punishing boys for no apparent reason. Ralph and
Piggy, along with Samneric and a few littluns, are
isolated, and Jack's group plans a raid on their
camp to steal fire.
 Chapter 11

In chapter 11 of Lord of the Flies, Ralph, Piggy, Sam,

and Eric go to Castle Rock to confront Jack's tribe
after they steal Piggy's glasses. The confrontation
escalates into violence, resulting in Piggy's death
when Roger throws a rock that sends him over a
cliff and the destruction of the conch shell. Ralph
flees into the jungle while Jack's tribe captures and
tortures Sam and Eric.
 Chapter 12

In Chapter 12 of Lord of the Flies, Ralph, having fled

Jack and the hunters, seeks refuge in the jungle. He
encounters the sow's head (Lord of the Flies) and a
sharpened stick at both ends (used as a weapon
against him), symbolizing the decay of civilization
and the rise of savagery. Jack, in an attempt to find
and kill Ralph, sets the island on fire, which
ultimately draws a naval ship, leading to the boys'
rescue.
Character Map
 Characterization and Appearance
The main characters are Ralph, Jack, Piggy, Simon, Roger, Sam, and
Eric. Sam and Eric are identical twins who function as a unit and
eventually become known as Samneric.
•Ralph is twelve, hovering somewhere between childhood and
adolescence. According to Golding, 'There was a mildness about his
mouth and eyes that proclaimed no devil.'
•Jack, Ralph's nemesis, is tall and thin. He is fair-skinned and freckled
with piercing light blue eyes that easily convey anger.
•Piggy is a pudgy boy who wears glasses. He has a soft, pink
complexion and soon becomes the group's scapegoat.
•Simon also has interesting eyes, which Golding describes as 'so
bright they had deceived Ralph into thinking him delightfully gay and
wicked.' Like Piggy, Simon is not physically robust. As the group's
moral compass and mystic, he is helpful and likes to spend time by
himself.
•Roger is the personification of a really, really bad person. In keeping
with that image, Golding depicts him as having a coarse mop of black
hair that hangs low over his forehead.