The Lord of the flies

The pig's head that Jack impales on a stick as

"
to the Beast ! The call the
an
offering" "
boys
Offering The Lord of the Flies ,
which in
Judeo-Christian
mythology refers to Beelzebub ,
an incarnation of Satan .

In the novel , The Lord of the flies functions totemically

it's a totem , symbol )
it represents the savagery and

amorality of Jack 's tribe .

Lord of the flies

is a novel written

by a British actor ,

William Golding ,

le leased in 1954 .

It tells the story of

a
group of young boys
who find themselves
alone on a deserted
island .

They develop
lutes and a
system of

organization ,
but without

adults to serve
any
as a
civilizing impulse ,

the children eventually

become violent and
(the boys were between the
ages
6 and )
brutal
Of 12
.
Ralph -

the
protagonist ( 1st plan thegood
,
guy ,
one of the oldest
's leader
boys on the island He .

quickly becomes the

group
.

He is described tall for his and handsome

as
age , natural
Presides over the other boys with a sense

and
Capricorn ) Ralph
calm
of authority ( probably
a is

cation al with sound judgement and

,
strong a moral

sensibility .
But he is susceptible
( impressionable)
to the same instinctive

influences that affect the other boys ,

as demonstrated

by his contribution to Simon 's death Nevertheless

,
.
Ralph
fema ins the most civilized character .

With his strong commitment to and

equality
justice ,

Ralph represents the political tradition of liberal democracy .

Piggy although -
he is awkward , pudgy and averse

to
asthma ,
physical labor because he suffers from
Piggy (who ,
dislikes his nickname which ,
is
very
feasonable ) is the intellectual on the island .

Though he is an outsider
among other
boys (they kind off
reject guess ), Piggy is eventually accepted by
him ? I

them though reluctantly when they discover that

, ,

his
glasses can be used to
ignite fires Piggy 's .

intellectual talent endears (causes to be liked ) him to Ralph

who comes to admire and respect him
in
particular ,

for his clear focus on

securing
their rescue from
dedicated to the ideal
the island
civilization
.

Piggy is
and
consistently Cepr errands the other
of

boys for behaving as savages His continual .

confrontations (clashes ) with the group culminate when

Roger murders
Piggy by dropping a rock on him ,
instinct
an act that
signals the triumph of brute over

civilized order ( probably .

a cancer ) ( Peter or Peterkin )
 intellectual , sensitive and conscientious

do 's
( diligent , wishing to one work or
duty
well and
thoroughly ) Piggy represents . culture
with democratic system embodied by Ralph .

's nickname
Piggy symbolically connects him to
island who
the
pigs
on the
,
'
quickly become
the of Jack 's hunters blood Huston
target
association that foreshadows his murder .
00
.

Jack Merri dew -

the leader of boys choir ,

Jack exemplifies militarism as it borders on

authoritarianism He is cruel and sadistic
.

( probably Scorpio ) preoccupied

a
with
,

hunting and
killing
pigs ( he was the first one kill to

a
pig ) His sadism intensifies thorough t the novel
.
,

and he
eventually turns cruelly to the other boys
Jack simulates an interest in the rules of order
established on an island ,
but
only if the other boys
allow him to inflict punishment Jack represents -

anarchy .
His rejection of Ralph 's imposed order -

and the bloody results of this act -

indicate the

danger inherent in an anarchic system based

only on self interest .

 Simon -
the most
introspective character
in the novel
,
Simon has deep affinity
a

with nature ( probably a Sagittarius

pisces
or
)
and often walks alone the
in
jungle .

While piggy le presents the cultural and

Ralph the political and moral

facets of
civilization Simon represents the spiritual
,
side of human nature Like Simon
piggy , .

is an outcast : the other boys think of him

as odd and perhaps insane It is Simon who .

finds the beast When he .

altemps to tell the
group
that it is only the dead
pilot ,
the
boys under the
that he the beast murder him
impression is
,
in panic .

Golding frequently suggests that Simon is a Christ

figure
-

whose death kind of His

is a
martyrdom . name which
"
Means ,
he whom God has heard
,
"

,
indicates the depth of his

spirituality and centrality to the novel 's Judeo-Christian

allegory ( parable )
The Beast A dead
-

pilot whom Simon

discovers in the forest The other
boys mistake

him asnefarious ( Wicked ) supernatural omen ,

"
They attempt to appease his spirit
"
The Beast .

"

with
"

The Lord of the Flies .

Sam and Eric -
The twins are the only boys who

with Ralph and tend to

terrain
Piggy to the

fire after the others abandon Ralph for Jack 's

tribe The others. consider the two boys as

a
single individual and the author , preserves

individual
this
perception by combining their
into [ Sanneric )
"
names
one
( Gemini )

of the hunters and

Roger - One
guards at the

castle rock fortress Roger ,

is Jack 's equal
in
cruelty .
Even before the hunters devolve into

savagery Roger rough and bad mannered )

is boorish ( -

and crude ( primitive ) kicking down sands castles

and throwing sand at others After the boys lose .

all ideas of civilization ,

it is
Roger who murders

Piggy .

( probably a
Scorpio maybe Aries )
,

hunters
"
the kill "
Maurice -

During the Pig chart ,

who hunters
Maurice is one of Jacki > pretends
to be while the others pretend to
pig
a

hunters kill
slaughter him .
When the a
pig ,

Jack smears blood on Maurice's face .

Maurice represents the mindless masses,

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⑨
Percival -
one of the smallest
boys on the
island , Percival often attempts to comfort
himself by repeating his name and address
as a
memory of home life He . becomes

increasingly hysterical over the course of

older boys .
Percival represents the domestic
or familial ( familiar ) aspects of civilization ; his
and address
inability to remember his name

boys rescue indicates the erosion

the
'

upon
of domestic impulse with the overturningof

democratic order .
(something about the round

[pisces ?/table the ,

name is the same )
Naval Officer )
( taurus
The naval officer appears in the final scene

Of the novel when Ralph encounters him on

,

the beach .
He tells Ralph that his ship
decided to inspect the island upon
seeing
a lot of smoke ( the outcome of the

forest fire that Jack and his tribe has set

the
in
hopes of driving Ralph out
of hiding)
His naivete ( innocence ) about the boys
'
violent

conflict he believes
they playing a
game
-

are
-

Underscores the
tragedy of a situation on the
island His
.
status as a soldier reminds the reader that
the
boys just primitive
'

behavior is a more
and
form of aggressive frequently fatal conflicts
that characterize adult civilization probably leo
.
(
or
a
virgo
)
name :
adjectives :
lepresents :

Ralph calm , rational ,

political tradition
good looking of liberal
democracy
Piggy intellectual ,
culture with democratic
sensitive ,
conscientious system embroider
,

by Ralph

Jack sadistic , brutal ,

Mercidew violent aglessive
,
anarchy

Simon introspective solitary , , spiritual side

nature -

loving , spiritual of human 's nature

boorish crude , the uneducated ,

Roger cruel
,

bad - mannered members

of society
rebellious
,
ones

Mavfice naive , foolish ,

the mindless
masses
infantile

Percival domestic
young annoying, ,
or familial

hysterical aspects of civilization

conch ( shell ) William Golding uses

conch white
a
,
or a
Milky -

shell ,

to symbolize a civilized
society
that regulates itself through
democratic
engagement ( .

significant )
 Order
of Events
and
1 Ralph Piggy meet

Ralph and find

2
Piggy the conch

3 Conch blown and all the the

island
is
boys on

gather together .

4 Ralph is voted a
leader

5
Boy with
Mulberry ( dark red or
purple color )
face birthmark mentions snake beast

6 first
signal gire
7- Trees get lit on fire and the Mulberry
birthmark
boy is
gone
8 Jack grows obsessed with hunting

9 Jack and
Ralph start
forming rivalry
10 Ship passes but Jack let
signal fire out

11 Hunters first pig

catch
12 Jack slaps Piggy breaking glasses
,
,

Ralph and his more rivals

boys go to kill
and other thebeast
13 Jack .

14 Fight planes and

explosions in
sky
15 Sam and Eric encounter dead parachutist
( beast )
 16 Jack leads search to the
party see

beast + to area not seen

17 Simon to Ralph
"
You 'll make it home
says :

"
alright
18 Ralph 's first hunt he ,( likes it )
19 Hunters play almost kill Robert
agone ,

20 Jack leaves the

group
and some boys
follow at
night
21 to
Jack -1
Roger make offering beast
( lord of the flies )

22 Jack and tribe steal fire

23 Simon sees lord of the flies and faints

24 Simon is killed .

25 Jack and tribe attack Ralph 's group /

steal
Piggy 's
glasses
26 Sam and Eric are captured by
Jack's tribe

30 Roger pushes -
rock that kills Piggy
and
destroys conch

Ralph to kill him

31 Tribe tries to chase

32 Ralph barely survives, finds Navel officer

and they are rescued .
 GLOSSARY
1
chapter
creepers
-

plants whose stems put out tendrils

or roots by which the plants can
creep
along a surface

Home counties -

the counties nearest London

stockings -
close
fitting coverings usually
knitted for the feet and ,
usually much
of the
legs
elastic band fastener
garter an a
-

or
,

suspended from a band

, gridleetc
for ,

holding a
stocking or stock in position .

sucks to your auntie -

British
slang
"
expression of contempt ; forget your auntie
"

"
aunt be damned !
or
your
Gib , Addis -

abbreviations for Gibraltar Addis

Ababa ,
respectively , refueling stops the

evacuation plane made before crashing

on the island
Matins -

orig .
the first of the seven canonical

hours , recited between midnight and dawn ,

often
or
,
at daybreak ; here a
morning church
service at which the choir
sang .

precentor a person who -

directs a church
choir
congregation
or in
singing
.

shop -

here ,
conversation about one 's work

or buisness
WACCO [Brit
slang] excellent
head title student
boy -

an
honorary given to a

who has made the best all-around contribution

to student life and maintains exemplary
conduct .

Wizard [ Brit excellent

slang]
smashing formal ] outstandingly good
 2
chapter
treasure island -

Robert Louis Stevenson 's 1883 novel

about a heroic boy 's search for buried gold
and his encounter with pirates
swallows and amazons -
the first ( 1930 )

of a series of adventure books by

Arthur Ransome about of children
a
group
on vacation .

Coral island -

Robert Ballantyne 's 1857

adventure tale about three boys shipwrecked
on a
pacific island and their triumph
over their circumstances .

caps of maintenance -

caps bearing a

school insignia
altos who the vocal
the
boys sing in
-

between terror and

range soprano .

trebles -

the boys who

sing in the
highest
part in the musical harmony .

chapter 3

batty [slang] crazy or

eccentring
crackers [slang , chiefly Brit ] crazy insane ,
-

what is usual
queer differing from or
-

ordinary , odd , singular , strange

 4
chapter
dazzle paint -
British term
for camouflage
accent manner of speech (Piggy 's ) characterized
-

double
by his use of negatives and

informal contractions .

bloody [vulgar Brit .

Slang] cursed , damned

Haiporth -
contraction of a
halfpenny 's worth ,

small amount
meaning
a
very
one for his nob -

a hit on his head

give him a
fourpenny one -

hit him on
thejcw
chapter 5

lavatory [ chiefly Brit ] a

flush toilet