Lord of the flies

1. Dr. M. Fahmy Raiyah
LORD
OF THE
FLIES
WILLIAM
GOLDING

2. WILLIAM GOLDING
WilliamGoldingwasborn
onSeptember19,1911,in
Cornwall,England.In1935
hestartedteachingEnglish
andphilosophyinSalisbury.
HejoinedtheRoyalNavyin
1940.In1954hepublished
hisfirstnovel,Lordofthe
Flies.In1983,hewas
awardedtheNobelPrizefor
Literature.Hediedin1993.

3. LORD OF THE FLIES

4. CHAPTER 1
Twoboys,RalphandPiggymeetinadense
jungle.Throughtheirconversationweknow
thatbecauseofanuclearwar,agroupofboys
wereevacuatedtoanunnameddestination.
Theirplanecrashedintothesea,leavingthe
boysstrandedonanunfamiliarisland.
Becauseoftheatombomb'sdestruction,it
seemsthatnooneknowstheplaceofthe
boys.

5. Ralphfindsaconch,whichPiggysuggests
thatitcanbeblownasatrumpet.Piggyurges
Ralphtoblowintotheshell,usingittosummon
anyothersurvivorstothebeach.Someboys
betweenages6and12comeoutofthejungle
ontothebeach.Amongthegroupisaboys’
choir,ledbyanolderboynamedJack.
Theboysdecidetoelectaleader.The
choirboysvoteforJack,butalltheotherboys
voteforRalph.Ralphwinsthevote,tothe
disappointmentofJack.RalphmakesJackin
chargeofthechoirboys,designatingthemas
hunters.

6. Ralph,Jack,andSimon,achoir
member,searchtheisland,reachingtheendof
thejungle,wherehigh,sharprocksstickout
towardsteepmountains.Fromthepeak,theycan
seethattheyarenosignsofcivilizationonthe
island.
Ontheirreturn,theboysencounteratrapped
wildpig.Jacktriestokillitwithhisknifebut
hesitates,andthepigescapes.Jackvowsthat
nexttimehewillkillit.

9. Ralph

10. Piggy

11. Jack

18. CHAPTER 2
Ralphblowstheconchtocalltheotherboysbacktoa
meetingtodescribetheresultsofthesearching.Ralph
makesrulethatonlytheboyholdingtheconchcanspeak,
andonlyRalphcaninterrupttheonewhoholdsthe
conch.Orderisthusestablished.
Piggysaysthatnooneknowstheboys'location,
meaningthattheymaybeontheislandalongtime.
Atthispointthegroupoflittlestboyspusha
representativeforwardtodescribethe"beastie"hesawin
thewoodsthenightbefore;theolderboysarequickto
assurethelittlunsthatthereisnobeastie.

19. Ralphassurestheboysthattheywilldefinitelybe
rescued.Hesaysthatthey'llneedtobuildasignalfireon
topoftheisland’scentralmountaintoattractpassingships
andplanes.Atthewordfire,Jackimmediatelytakesover
thegroup,leadingachargeupthemountaintostartafire.
Ralphattemptstomaintainorder,buteveryonerushesafter
Jack,sohefollows,too.Piggyfollowslast,angryatthe
impulsivebehavior.
Theboysmakeamoundofwoodandusethelenses
fromPiggy’sglassestofocusthesunlightandsetthewood
onfire.Jacksaysthathisgroupofhunterswillbe
responsibleforkeepingthesignalfiregoing.
Piggyangrilytellstheboysthatoneofthelittleones
wasplayingoverbythefireandnowismissing.Theboys
areshocked;theypretendthatnothinghashappened.

22. CHAPTER 3
Jackreturnsfromhuntingwithnohunt,tofind
RalphandSimonbuildinghutsatthebeach.Ralph
expresseshisfrustrationthatwhilealltheboysare
playing,bathing,orhuntingwithJack,onlySimon
actuallyhelpsinbuildingshelters.Ralphaddsthat
Jack’shuntershavefailedtocatchasinglepig.While
Ralphisalsoworriedaboutthesmallerchildren’s
safetyandpeace,Jackisworriedonlyabouthunting.
Asthisdebatebetweenthetwoboysheats,they
becomemorehostiletowardseachother.Even
thoughtheygoswimmingtogetherafterwards,their
senseoftheirfeelingsofmutualdislikeremain.

23. Simonwandersthroughthejunglealone.He
helpssomeoftheyoungerboys,the“littluns,”
gathersomefruit.Hewalksdeeperintothe
forestandeventuallyfindsapeaceful,beautiful
openspacefullofflowers,birds,and
butterflies.Simonsitsdowntotakeinthe
scene,marvelingattheabundanceandbeauty
oflifethatsurroundshim.

27. CHAPTER 4
Threeofthelittlunsplayonthebeachwithoneof
theirsandcastles.ThenRogerandMauricecomefrom
thejungleanddestroysomeofthesandcastleson
theirwaytothebeach.
Jacktellsthehuntersabouthisnewhunting
technique:usingcoloredclayandcharcoalto
camouflagetheirfaces.Jackcommandsallhishunters,
includingSamnericwhoareonfire-maintenanceduty
atthetime,tojoininahunt.
Ralphspotsashipinthedistanceandisconfident
thattheship'screwwillspottheboys'smokesignal.
Butthefirehasgoneout,beingleftunattended.By
thetime,Simon,RalphandPiggyhavereachedthefire
site,theshipisgone.

28. Roger

34. Sam and Eric
(Samneric)

36. CHAPTER 5
Ralphcallstheassemblyandremindseveryoneof
theirduties.HeandPiggyalsotrytoallaytheboys’
fearofthebeastbutinvain;thelittlunsarestill
terrified.Simonattemptstoexplainthattheboys
themselves,orsomethinginherentinhumannature,
couldbethebeasttheyfear.Thereisdisagreement
overeverything.Themeetingturnschaoticasthe
boysscreamandlaugh.Jackaggressivelydisputes
Ralph'sauthorityandrefusesalltherules.Heleads
theboysontothebeachinasortoftribaldance.
PiggyandSimonurgeRalphtosummoneveryone
backbutheresists,hisconfidenceshaken.

39. CHAPTER 6
Duringthenightanaerialbattletakesplaceabove
theisland.Aparachutistfloatsdowntotheislandonhis
openedparachute.Whenthefirewatchers,Samand
Eric,awaken,theyarefrightenedbythenoiseand
shadowsmadebytheparachutebecauseofthewind.
Theyruninpanictothebeach,tellingeverybodythat
theyhaveseenthebeastandthatithasattackedthem.
Theboysarefrightenedanddecidetosearchtheisland
forthebeast.Duringthesearch,someboysbeginto
playgames,pushingrocksintothesea.Ralphangrily
remindsthemthattheyarelookingforthebeastand
saysthattheymustreturntotheothermountainso
thattheycanrebuildthesignalfire.

40. CHAPTER 7
Ontheirwayback,Ralphlooksattheoceanand
realizestheimpossibilityofrescue,butSimon
assureshimthatsomehowtheywillberescued.On
thewaytothemountain,Jackleadsapighunt.
Ralphparticipatesinthehuntingforthefirsttime,
strikingaboarinthesnoutwithhisspear.Theboys
areveryexcitedandafterthewildpiggetsaway,
thegroupbeginsadanceofhuntingthatgetsout
ofcontrolandhurtstheboyactingasthepig.
Simonvolunteerstoreturntothebeachtotell
Piggyandthelittlunsthatthegroupwillnotreturn
untillatethatnight.

41. Bythetimetheyreachthebaseofthe
mountain,darknesshasfallen.Ralph,Roger,and
Jackstarttoclimbthemountain,andthenRalph
andRogerwaitsomewherenearthetopwhile
Jackclimbsalonetothesummit.Hereturns,
breathlesslyclaimingtohaveseenthemonster.
RalphandRogerclimbuptohavealookandsee
alarge,shadowyformwiththeshapeofagiant
ape,makingastrangeflappingsoundinthewind.
Horrified,theboyshurrydownthemountainto
warnthegroup.

42. CHAPTER 8
Thenextmorning,asnewsofthebeastspreads,
theboys’terrorgrowsgreater.Jackannouncesthat
thereisdefinitelyabeast.Jackcallsforameetingand
declaresthatRalphisacowardwhoshouldbe
removedfromhisleadershiprole.Theotherboys,
however,refusetovoteRalphoutofpower.Enraged,
Jackstormsawayfromthegroup,sayingthatheis
leavingandthatanyonewholikesiswelcometojoin
him.MostoftheboysgowithJack.Ralphisverysad,
butPiggycheershimupwithanidea:theyshould
buildanewsignalfire,onthebeachratherthanon
themountain.Piggy’sidearestoresRalph’shopethat
theywillberescued.Theboyssettoworkandbuilda
newfire.

43. Jackgathershisnewtribeanddeclareshimself
thechief.Inasavagefrenzy,thehunterskill
anotherpigandleavetheitsheadonasharpened
stakeinthejungleasanofferingtothebeast.As
theyplacetheheaduprightintheforest,theblack
blooddripsdownthepig’steeth,andtheboysrun
away.
Simonslipsawayfromthecampandreturnsto
thejungle,wherehepreviouslysatmarvelingat
thebeautyofnature.Simonfindsthepig’shead
coveredwithflies.Appalledbythescene,he
hallucinates,thinkingthattheheadistalkingto
him,untilhelosesconsciousness.

49. CHAPTER 9
Simonawakensfromhisfaintandmakeshisway
tothebeastsightingonthemountain.Hefindsthe
parachutist'sbody,inspectsit,andrealizesitstrue
identity.HeheadstoJack’scamptogiveeveryonethe
news.Heissoweakenedthathecanbarelywalk.
RalphandPiggy,too,gotothehunters’camp
becausetheyareveryhungry.
Suddenly,Simoncrawlsoutoftheforestandinto
thecenterofthedancecircle.Hetriestotellthem
aboutthetrueidentityofthebeastsightedonthe
mountainbutcannotmakehimselfheardoverthe
stormandtheboys‘chanting.Thegroupturnson
Simonasifhewerethebeastandkillshim.Astorm
breaks.

58. CHAPTER 10
Thenextmorning,Ralphfindsthat
onlyPiggy,Samneric,andsomelittlunsremainin
hiscamp.Broodingoverthepreviousnight's
events,hepointsouttoPiggythatthey
murderedSimon.Piggyobjectstotheuseofthe
term"murder"anddoesn'twantSamnericto
knowthatheandRalphwereatleastsomewhat
involvedinthedeadlydance.Samnericdon't
wanttoadmittheirowninvolvement,either.

59. Jackbeginsactingevermorelikeacrueldictator
tohisowntribemembers,havingoneoftheboystied
upandbeatenforangeringhim.Heplansaraidon
Ralph'scamptogetfireforandtriestoconvincehis
followersthattheyhadbeatenbutnotkilledthe
beastthepreviousnight.Thebeasthadcometothem
indisguise,heasserts,inutterdenialthattheyhad
killedoneoftheirformergroup.
BackatRalph'scamp,theboysdecidetoletthe
firedieforthenightratherthancollectmorewoodin
thedark.BecauseJackandhisraiderscan'tsteal
burningbranches,theyattackRalph'sgroupandsteal
Piggy'sglasses.

66. CHAPTER 11
Withouttheglasses,Piggycanbarelysee,andnofire
couldbebuiltinRalph’scamp.RalphandPiggygoto
Jack’scamptotrytoconvinceJacktogivethemthe
glassesandtoremindhimoftheimportanceofthefire.
TheboysatJack’scampareveryhostiletothem,and
Rogerthrowsstonesatthem.Ralphtakeswithhimthe
conchtoremindJackandhisgroupoftheruleoforder.
JackcommandsRalphtoleavehiscamp,andRalph
demandsthatJackreturnPiggy’sglasses.Jackattacks
Ralph,andtheyfight.Piggytriestospeak,hopingto
remindthegroupoftheimportanceofrulesandrescue,
butRogerpushesahugerockdownthemountainsideat
him.TherockshatterstheconchandkillsPiggy.Ralph
escapesintothejungle,andRogerandJackforceSamand
Erictojointheirtribe.

77. CHAPTER 12
Ralphrunsawayandhidesinthejungle.He
thinksofthekillingofSimonandPiggyand
considersthestateofsavageryintowhichthe
boyshavedegenerated.Inthejungles,Ralph
findsthepig’shead,LordoftheFlies.He
removesitformthestickandtakesthestickto
useasaweapon.HedecidestoreturntoJack's
camptotrytotalktowithhimagain.Hefinds
Samnericattheentrancewatching.Theygive
himfoodbutrefusetojoinhim.Theyalsotell
himaboutthesearchforhimplannedfor
tomorrow.Heleavesthemtohideinathicket.

78. Inthemorning,Samnerictellthetribe
aboutRalph’splaceofhiding.Thetribesetthe
placeinfiretoforcehimtogetout.Ralphruns
andtheboysrunafterhim.Thefirespreadsto
alargeareaoftheisland.Whenhereaches
thebeach,hefindshimselfinfrontofanaval
officer,whoseshipwasattractedbythesmoke
ofthehugefire.Ralphweeps,andwhenthe
boysarrive,theyallweep.Theofficertells
themthattheywillbetakentotheship.