Brief story of lord of the flies

Lord of the Flies - Plot summary

Lord of the Flies is set on a remote island and shows how a group of stranded schoolboys go from civilisation to savagery in a very short space of time.

Although their situation at first seems to have the makings of a fun adventure, their fight to survive in their environment and their struggle with each other for power reveals the wickedness which lives inside all of us. Before they are finally rescued there is savagery, destruction, terror and even death.

Social and historical context

Lord of the Flies was published in 1954, less than 10 years after the end of the Second World War. William Golding had been in the Royal Navy during the conflict and had seen what cruelty mankind could inflict on itself. He also understood the nature of young boys as he was a schoolmaster both before and after his navy career.

Lord of the Flies - Key plot details

1. A group of schoolboys find themselves stranded on a deserted island with no adults to supervise them.
2. A leader, Ralph, is elected but not everyone is happy about this, especially Jack.
3. Although some of the younger boys are scared because they think there is a beast on the island, they all try to be civilised by making a fire to signal for help and by building shelters.
4. Jack, however, seems only interested in hunting and, as some of the boys start to follow his lead, things begin to go wrong - arguments break out and Jack becomes increasingly aggressive.
5. Concerns over the Beast continue, particularly when Sam and Eric report that they have actually seen it.
6. The boys break into two groups - one is led by Ralph and one by Jack.
7. Simon sets out to discover the truth about the Beast but in a horrific turn of events is killed by the others.
8. Piggy is also killed and Sam and Eric ar
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'Lord of the Flies' Summary

William Golding’s 1954 novel "Lord of the Flies" tells the story of young boys who find themselves alone on a deserted island. They develop rules and a struktur of organization, but without any adults to serve as a civilizing impulse, the children eventually become violent and brutal. In the context of the novel, the tale of the boys' descent into chaos suggests that human nature fryst vatten fundamentally savage. Read on for a full "Lord of the Flies" summary.

Establishing a gemenskap

The novel opens with a young boy named Ralph and a chubby, glasses-wearing boy as they walk onto a lagoon wearing their school uniforms. We soon learn they are part of a group of boys who were evacuated during the war and who survived the plane crash that followed what they suspect was an enemy attack. As Ralph and the other boy discover no adults around, they decide they must attract the attention of other surviving children. Ralph locates a conch she