Lord of the Flies - A Brief Overview

             In the novel, Lord of the Flies, a group of British boys are left on
             a deserted island in the middle of nowhere. When the boys first arrived,
             the island was such a beautiful place to be; a place of peace. Jack thinks
             he is the leader because he is the oldest and can do things the other kids
             cannot. Ralph is somewhat mature, but is still childish in the beginning of
             the novel. Throughout chapters one through three of the novel, there are
             conflicts between the island, Jack's society level, and Ralph becoming more
             In chapter one of this novel, the island seems to be so beautiful
             with its natural beauty, but that quickly begins to change when the boys
             arrive and turns into a place of destruction. For example, Chpt. 1 Pg. 9
             states, "The shore was fledged with palm trees. These stood or leaned or
             reclined against the light and their green feathers were a hundred feet up
             in the air." This description of the island gives you an idea of how
             peaceful and gorgeous this non-existing place is. Slowly but surely, the
             island becomes the opposite when the boys begin to search and discover
             things. As Ralph, Simon, and Jack begin to climb up the mountain, they
             discover a massive rock; the size a small motor car. The boys scream,
             "Heave!" and the great rock loitered, poised on one toe, decided not to
             return, moved through the air, fell, struck, turned over, leapt droning
             through the air, and smashed a deep hole in the canopy of the forest.
             Echoes and birds flew, white and pink dust floated, the forest further down
             shook as with the passage of an enraged monster: then the island was still,
             states in Chpt. 1 Pg. 28. This was the human impulse of the 3 boys. They
             saw a rock, reacted, and nearly destroyed half the island. Another incident
             in which makes the island more destruction than beauty is when Jack and
             Ralph start a fire on top of the mountain. It states in Chpt. 2 Pg. 41,
             "Jack knelt too and blew ...

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