Lord Of The Flies: Study Notes

The boys had no rules since there was not any adults in the island. If the boys did not want to do something they would not do it. All the boys did not care about their appearance they were not those civilized boys anymore. As the days passed and the boys were still stranded in the island they would become less civilized. In chapter 7 all the boy’s appearance is not civilized they begin to look like animals: “Not one of them was an obvious subject for a shower, and yet--hair, much too long, tangled here and there, knotted round a dead leaf or a twig” (Golding). What this means in terms of civilization is that the appearances the boys present is symbolizing that they have no hope and that the boys do not care. They are hiding their feelings inside but are showing them in the outside by acting like animals and dressing uncivilized.

This rise to power inflates his ego and he begins to display characteristics of rash dictators, as if mimicking them. FOr example, Jack risked the livelihood of the entire island, just to avenge Ralph, “they had smoked him out and set the island on fire” (Golding ). If the boys had not been rescued when they were, they would have been unable to survive any longer, for Jack burned their food supply and shelters. Jack acting as a rash leader can possibly

In the book Golding has created a Coral Island where he got from another novel (“Lord of the Flies”). The boys were heading to a safe area supposedly in Australia (Slayton). When the boys crashed on the island, they had many questions and some exploring to do. The boys questioned if it was really island so they had to explore the island by going to the top of the mountain and really see if they were truly on an island (Golding 28) At first the island is a very fun and warm place, but as the story continues, it becomes a dark and dangerous place. The story was written during a nuclear war, and this is why the boys were in a plane flying out of danger (Golding 8). The war has a vast effect on the boys because not only it is what brought them to this island, but they are fighting a war not only between the hallucinations but the war between each other (Henningfeld). When Ralph and Jack separated, though, Ralph and his few followers stayed on the beach where Ralph always wanted to stay. Jack, on the other hand, loved exploring the island and that is exactly what he and his followers did. When it is daytime, the island is struck with sunlight and the boys figured out the best idea was to be in the shade. The island is banks were covered with green and beautiful palm trees (Golding 9). The boys enjoyed this beautiful island for as long as they could until the obsessions started and the fear of never getting off.

Both of the boys change a lot during their stay on the island. Ralph begins the novel as a leader and role model to the other boys. But eventually, the group gives in to savage instincts and Ralph's position

Both of the boys change a lot during their stay on the island. Ralph begins the novel as a leader and role model to the other boys. But eventually, the group gives in to savage instincts and Ralph's position

Ralph is an insufficient leader, which causes his society to greatly decline. Ralph creates the policy of only speaking when one holds the conch in their hands; only Ralph is allowed to interrupt since he is the leader. The boys are at the top of a mountain, defeated, because their fire didn’t stay lit. When Piggy tries to explain why it didn’t work, Jack interrupts him.

He is physically weak and suffers from ‘ass-mar.’ However, Piggy is intellectually smart and is a fat orphan, who extremely fears Jack because of the nicknames he made. As mentioned in the story, when Piggy’s parents died he went on to live with his aunt over the years. In the story, Piggy plays an important role because he taught Ralph how to use the conch and the main uses for it. In the story, the conch symbolizes loyalty, law, order, and respect. Roger, a hunter from Jack’s tribe, pushes a giant rock with smashes Piggy, and rolls him down forty feet into the

The boys have lost their innocence when they got on the island. They are no longer childlike because they killed Simon, piggy and children don’t kill. Children are innocent, nice, and cute. Not savages saying “kill the beast cut his throat bash his head”. Children play with toys and have fun. If they hurt anyone well trying to have fun even if it's a little they will apologize and show their love.

now all lead to destruction of the boys government. The conch that piggy found at the

After rallying the boys from all around the island Ralph calls a meeting. At the meeting he tries to create order by having the boys elect a leader, all of the choir boys vote for Jack but the rest vote for Ralph. Ralph wins the vote. He starts organizing a way to survive. First, he assigns Jack and the rest of the choir boys as the hunters. Later he has the boys build huts for them to live in until they get rescued. He also assigns shifts for the fire to help as a signal and to get rescued. He constantly shows leadership and sense of

The boys feel not only threatened, but also confronted with panic and loss. With no adult supervision on the island, the boys do not follow rules and

Ralph The elected leader of the boys and the main protagonist. He is neither the smartest nor the strongest but has a kind of quiet charisma and good looks. He tries to keep the boys focused on domestic order and the rules of civilization but loses his authority and almost his life to Jack's seizure of power.

Nearing the end of the story piggy is killed this is the breaking point for both Ralph and jack and breaks into total war between the two once jack sees his

Many boys are riding in a plane which is shot down and no adults survive the crash. Ralph finds a conch shell and meets another boy named Piggy. He is an important character who tells Jack to blow into the conch, which attracts the rest of the boys. Piggy comes up with many intelligent ideas throughout the book. Ralph reals in a violent boy named Jack who is the leader of a Choir.

Ralph experiences “deus ex maxima” when at the end of the story, he was being hunted by the boys and ran to the beach and he saw the British naval officer standing over him after he collapsed in exhaustion.