Introduction
Two boys are seen on a solitary island
unknown to each other; enquire about each other and their whereabouts.
Exploring the place they discover a conch and blow with the consequence of
gathering all the other present over the island. After concise introduction
they begin their expedition of the place for food and discovering some elders
and thus the story progresses.
Chapter
1: THE SOUND OF THE SHELL
Ø Two boys shown on a solitary
place.
Ø Unaware of each other’s
background, names etc are introduced to each other through the situation.
Ø One is Ralph, fair haired, in
school dress. A boy of 12 years and a few months, wide and heavy shoulder and
undevilish eyes.
Ø Minor details of their arrival
revealed viz. a plane, a pilot and an atom bomb.
Ø Plane got crashed, no one
survived except for the few boys.
Ø The other boy Piggy, shorter
than the first, fat, spectacled, suffering from asthma.
Ø They find a conch which Ralph
blows and gathers all the boys present comprising of a group of small boys,
another group of choir boys led by Jack, twins named San n Eric.
Ø Summon up of boys through the
blown conch represents the totem of civilization.
Ø Ralph being the bower of the
conch is somewhat chosen by default the leader of the group out of him and Jack
(Jack wanted to be the leader as he could sing in C Sharp). But is allowed to
keep the control of the choir boys.
Ø Ralph, Jack and another boy
Simon go on for exploring the island.
Ø Jack who prefers his choir boys
to be hunters misses killing a pig as of slight hesitation and resolves of
being merciless the other time.
Chapter2:
FIRE ON THE MOUNTAIN
Ø Meeting is carried on to narrate
all the discoveries to everyone else with all having something or the other to
say.
Ø No grownups present so they got
to look after themselves.
Ø Jack narrates his killing
attempts with everyone having aggregates to say.
Ø Ralph declares Jack’s hunters
would go on in quest of food and none will speak until conch is given to him
with others silently listening.
Ø Piggy taking the conch tells
about the unsettled and uncounted condition of the boys along with interpreting
the words of a littluns who despite holding the conch couldn’t speak; discloses
of sighting snake like thing ‘beastie’ introducing terror in the group.
Ø Ralph refusing such words sets
the goal of having fun and being rescued.
Ø Ralph’s father being in nave and
the presence of island’s map in queen’s palace provides sooth for the boys.
Ø Through Piggy’s glasses they
light up the fire to attract the passes (in case anyone passes by).
Ø Jack makes his hunters the in
charge of keeping on the fire.
Ø At the end Piggy discovers and discloses
about the missing boy amongst littluns.
Chapter
3: HUTS ON THE BEACH
Ø Closer look at Ralph, Jack and
Simon, with Jack trying out his first hunt but fails; Ralph and Simon
struggling to make shelter in absence of other boys.
Ø A small conflict occurs amidst
Ralph and Jack where Ralph complaining of hunters and other boys indulgence in
trifles with only Simon halting to help him.
Ø Simon abandoning Ralph and Jack
goes for the forest exploration discovers overgrown vegetation and at the end
discovers a cabin like space, sealed off the view from the covers of leaves and
filled with sensuality of the nature.
Chapter 4: PAINTED FACES AND
LONG HAIRS
Ø Chapter deals with boy’s
description along with the age and power domination gap i.e. a descriptive
differentiation of the boys.
Ø Henry, Jonny and Percival the
exemplary littluns engaged in making sand castle.
Ø Maurice and Roger the two big
boys threaten them to disrupt their castle; Roger even begins throwing
threatening stones as well.
Ø To his hands Golding describes
as “Roger’s arms were conditioned by a civilization that knew nothing of him
and was in ruins.”
Ø Further Jack summons two boys to
witness his pig hunt without any idea of
the compensation they will further have to bear.
Ø The shift of concern towards hunting
results consequently to the downfall of the uncertain world.
Ø All people viz. Jack, Ralph,
Piggy, Simon, Jack’s hunters were busy in something or the other when Ralph
gets a glimpse of the ship.
Ø He further realizes about the
extinguished fire during his sunbath in the pool and runs in vain for the
Piggy’s glasses; meanwhile Jack return off a successful hunt.
Ø The obvious conflict occurs
amidst Jack and Ralph with former refusing the confrontation diminish his
triumph grabs off Piggy’s glasses with the intension of hurting both Piggy and
Ralph but ending up with apologizing publicly.
Ø Later on after the relit of the
fire all gather up eating and listening up hunt’s exploit when Ralph intervenes
through an assembly call with conch in the hand.
Chapter
5: BEAST FROM THE WATER
Ø A chapter of change; witnessing
various unexpected changes
Ø Ralph calls up the meeting
reminding of worrying situations and rules of hygiene, shelter; fire being more
prominent thing than pigs etc.
Ø His non threatening agenda and
contradictory words against hunting leads to an obvious repulsive response from
Jack. Thus ’fire’ and ‘hunting’ represents the power
symbol amidst both.
Ø Ralph’s role and conch are
challenged for the role of leader and power symbol respectively making him
bring the beast fear at night.
Ø It results in Phil’s recount of
the nightmare, Percival forgetting his name, littluns begin crying.
Ø Jack although lessens the fear
by carelessness and this is regarded as the loose of control of Ralph and is
challenged by Jack as leader.
Ø Consequently Jack and his gang
runs off leaving Simon, Piggy and Ralph in dark and playing together when
interrupted by Percival’s wailing.
Chapter 6: BEAST FROM THE AIR
Ø Being asleep no one notices the
parachutist dropping from the sky.
Ø Samneric (Sam & Eric) tend
to light the fire and were awaken by its fabric moment.
Ø Aghast, they run off to Ralph
who calls up the meeting and disclosure of the same fact freaks the boys.
Ø After Jack’s call for hunting
Ralph reminding of the fire formulates a plan for figuring out the beast.
Ø Ralph first alone explores the
island and later is joined by Jack as well (exploring the yet unexplored
portion).
Ø With no beast found they take a
sigh of relief and thus indulge in fun.
Ø Ralph’s control over the group
is on rapid decline
Chapter 7: SHADOWS AND TALL TREES
Ø Ralph’s acquiesces to Jack’s
wish to ignore and forget the beast for a while.
Ø Simon consoles Ralph they’ll all
be rescued and goes to inform Piggy of other’s continuing their search.
Ø Out of the grown-ups who were
carrying the pig run to the mountain, Jack challenges Ralph to climb up the
mountain which he reluctantly does taking along Roger.
Ø On the top they figure out the
beast apparently through head and knees (of the parachutist); with winds blow
it lifts its head provoking all the boys in the darkness and back below.
Chapter 8: GIFT FOR THE DARKNESS
Ø Sight of the beast leads to a
profound confrontation between Jack and Ralph where Jack similes (compares)
Ralph with Piggy calling him (Ralph) an improper chief.
Ø This time Jack openly asks vote
against Ralph’s leadership and is disgraced by deadly silence against him; sting
by the betrayal he walks away with tearful eyes issuing mutinous invitation to
those who wish to accompany him.
Ø The choir boys along with few others
join him secretly while Ralph and others were collecting fire; Simon retreats
to his discovered place deep in the forest.
Ø On Jack’s command they prepare
for the pig hunt and intend stealing fire for cooking.
Ø Jack and his boys were busy in
hunting with some fearing and Jack and two other remain for it. Piggy on the
other side reminds Ralph of fire being their priority.
Ø Simon sees the beast which in
actuality was the offered pig by Jack to the beast.
Ø It takes the shape of the Lord
of the Flies and talks to him tauntingly; consequently Simon struck by
the silence falls down in faint.
Chapter 9: A VIEW TO DEATH
Ø Simon makes a vital discovery;
climbing up the mountain he discovers the beast to be dead parachutist.
Ø Simon gets good look at death
getting sick at its sight but then comprehends the need of conveying it.
Ø Jack, with his band revealing
their hunt offers Ralph and others the meat to encourage their joining hunters
with Jack and along with taunting him.
Ø Being fervour by Jack all hunters
provoking further frenzy in which they ignorantly throw the spear over
something coming out of the jungle which on being fiercely wounded falls on the
sand.
Ø All hunters after their furious
attack discover it to be Simon.
Ø On the mountain the parachutist’s
body is taken by stormy wind to sea. The dead ‘beast’ beached and water carries
it to sea.
Chapter 10: THE SHELL AND THE GLASSES
Ø Ralph and Piggy couldn’t control
their thoughts over the last day’s dreadfully furious incidence and try
ignoring its thought but were still haunted by it.
Ø Jack ruling the Castle Rock as hunters’
fort also avoids any kind of discussion over it and rather justifies it as the
killing of the disguised beast.
Ø Jack and his hunters attack
Ralph, Piggy and Samneric and takes the Piggy’s glasses and Jack believing of
having the totem of true power in hold.
Chapter 11: CASTLE ROCK
Ø Everyone except Ralph, Piggy,
Sam and Eric) join Jack’s group while the four go to re-obtain Piggy’s glasses.
Ø They meet Jack who was returning
of a hunt and mocks Ralph. In turn Ralph accuses him of being a thief.
Ø Demonstrating his powers he got
Sam and Eric tied up despite their cry and Ralph’s protest.
Ø In the ensuing frenzy of
screaming and yelling no one notices Roger levering the rock over Piggy’s head.
Ø Before anyone could figure out
anything the heavy sound in heard of rock falling over Piggy’s head and
consequently killing him along with smashing the conch as well.
Ø On to the breaking of the conch
Jack feels like power being free for grab and thus spear’s Ralph who after
being hit escapes the onslaught.
Chapter 12: CRY OF THE HUNTER
Ø Escaped Ralph seeks refuge in
forest surveying his wounds and obtains a spear through pig’s head.
Ø From the foliage he cautiously
calls out San and Eric who warn him to be the hunt of the hunter and disclose
that they would use the signal for the purpose.
Ø Creeping into a safe spot he
considered safe, wakes up next morning only to realize the betrayal of Samneric
who alone knew of his hide.
Ø The hunters fall down the rock
to provoke him out of the hide but on failing they fire the place.
Ø Ralph consequently is forced out
of the hide before the hunters and is speared by them.
Ø Ralph running away from them makes
his way to the shore and faints down with whole jungle in fire behind him.
Ø Exhausted Ralph on waking up finds a naval
officer telling that fire attracted his attention.
Ø Jack along with the hunters too
reaches the shore and stares at the officer silently.
Ø Ralph being free of their terror
tells of two boys being killed and realizing about Piggy, breaks into tears.
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