➤ Title: Lord of the Flies
➤ Author: William Golding
➤ Genre: Allegorical fiction / Survival / Psychological drama
➤ Summary:
➤ Lord of the Flies tells the story of a group of British schoolboys who are stranded on a deserted island after a plane crash.
➤ With no adults to guide them, the boys try to organize themselves and survive on their own.
➤ Early order:
➤ The boys choose Ralph as their leader and use a conch shell to speak and make rules.
➤ Ralph wants to keep order and build a signal fire so they can be rescued.
➤ Piggy, who is intelligent but weak, supports Ralph with logic and ideas.
➤ Rising conflict:
➤ Jack, the leader of the hunters, becomes obsessed with power and hunting.
➤ He rejects rules and order, encouraging fear and violence.
➤ The boys begin to believe in a mysterious “beast,” which increases panic and chaos.
➤ Descent into savagery:
➤ As fear grows, the group splits.
➤ Jack forms his own tribe, using violence to control others.
➤ The boys slowly lose their sense of morality and become savage.
➤ Tragic events:
➤ Innocent characters are killed as the island descends into madness.
➤ The symbol of order, the conch, is destroyed, showing the complete breakdown of civilization.
➤ Rescue:
➤ A naval officer finally arrives and rescues the boys.
➤ Faced with an adult, the boys suddenly realize the horror of their actions.
➤ Ralph cries for the loss of innocence and the darkness within human nature.
➤ Themes:
➤ Civilization versus savagery: Society controls human violence.
➤ Loss of innocence: Children can become cruel without rules.
➤ Power and fear: Fear is used to control people.
➤ Human nature: Evil exists inside everyone.
