1. Lord of the Flies
An Introduction

2. Setting An island somewhere in the tropics
Exact location is never given
Island is described in detail

3. Characters Ralph – natural leader (protagonist)
Jack – wants to be the leader (antagonist)
Piggy – sickly overweight boy, smarter than the others, but with out the charisma to lead
Simon – loner, experiences fainting spells, becomes alienated from the group
Roger – Starts out shy, becomes murderous and malicious

4. Plot
Boys are stranded on an island as a result of a crash during a nuclear war
As they learn how to cope with their situation, leaders emerge and take their places.
Conflicts arise between the boys
Childhood fears manifest as a “beastie” for which the boys hunt.
In the end there is death and destruction
Finally, the boys are found.

5. Conflicts Ralph vs Jack Boys vs Beastie Boys vs Nature Boys vs Piggy
Jack vs Society

6. Themes Defects of Society Power Fear of the Unknown
Blindness and Sight

7. Key Issues Need for Civilization and order Loss of Identity
Human Nature (its baseness)

8. Symbols Breaking of Piggy’s glasses = decay of rational influence
Conch = Democracy and order
Beast = Capacity for evil in everyone
Simon’s behavior = Christ like figure, pure goodness
Island = microcosm of the world
Roger’s behavior = evil and sadism
Jack’s behavior = savagery and anarchy
Ralph’s behavior = democracy, civilization,
Lord of the Flies = the devil, danger