This document provides a detailed summary of the plot of William Golding's novel "Lord of the Flies". It describes the arrival of the boys on the island after their plane crash, the establishment of Ralph as chief, the growing hostility between Ralph and Jack, the boys' increasing fear of an imagined beast, their failure to maintain the signal fire which prevents rescue, and Jack's eventual break from Ralph's group and establishment of his own tribe of hunters. It outlines the key events that lead to the boys rejecting civilization and descending into savage behavior.

1. Design by Naseem Hasrat

2. “Lord of Flies”
Written by
William Golding
Awarded the Noble Prize Literature
Published in 1954

3.  The sound of the shell
 Fire on the mountain
 Huts on the beach
 Painted face and long hair
 Beast from water
 Beast from air
 Shadow and tall tree
 Gift for the darkness
 A view to a death
 The shell and the glasses
 Castle rock
 Cry of the hunter

4.  Piggy and Ralph meet up with each other after escaping from
their shot-down plane.
 A large scar was made in the untouched jungle, symbolizing the
first of man's destruction on the island.
 A war is going on in the outside world, and now for the rest of
the book, everyone will be isolated from it and put into their own
"world."
 Piggy spots a conch shell, and tells Ralph how to use it to make a
noise.
 Ralph calls all of the other boys on the island who crashed down
with the plane.
 Jack and his Choir, Simon, Sam and Eric, and many other
characters join in an assembly (including the littl'uns, which are
the youngest kids at about 6 or 7 years old).
 Ralph is to be chief.
 There is no one else on the island but the young boys, so Jack
decides to take his choir out to hunt for wild pigs, although he is
unsuccessful in killing a small pig with his knife.

5.  Ralph calls another assembly, and reminds everyone that they are
completely alone on the island, and there are no adults.
 Several rules are made up, such as "whoever holds the conch gets
to speak." Unexpectedly, an unnamed littl'un with a birthmark on
his face tells about a "beastie" that he saw somewhere on the
island.
 The general consensus from the others is that there is no such
thing, and it must be his imagination.
 Ralph then suggests making a signal fire, which would be
necessary if they hope to get rescued. The boys scramble off to
gather wood to build a fire.
 Unsure of how to light it, they finally grab Piggy's specs and focus
the sunlight to ignite their fire.
 They were not careful, however, and soon the fire is engulfing
half the forest near the mountain.
 The little boy with the birthmark is noticed to be missing,
swallowed up by the raging fire.

6.  Jack is busy tracking a pig at the start of this chapter,
when he arrives at the beach where Simon and Ralph are
constructing huts.
 Ralph complains no other boys are helping them with their
shelters, but Jack tries to argue that hunting is more
important.
 When Jack again brings up hunting, Ralph presses that
keeping the signal fire is much more important than
hunting.
 Jack disagrees, and they boys continue on their path of
mutual dislike.
 Ignorant to the fussing of the other boys, Simon picks fruit
for the littl'uns and makes his way into the jungle finding a
clearing.
 He climbs onto a mat of creepers, and remains there; he
enjoys the stillness of this spot, where he can be in touch
with nature.

7.  Roger is knocking down sand structures made by littl'uns, and
throwing rocks at a young boy, although intentionally missing.
 Jack calls Roger away, asking him to watch him paint his face for
hunting pigs.
 Ralph and the other boys are swimming in the bathing pool later
on, when smoke from a ship is spotted in the distance.
 The signal fire was out , not being watched, obliterating their
chances of rescue.
 Oblivious, Jack and his hunters come proudly marching carrying
their first kill.
 When a ship passed them by and no fire was going, excuses are
made and Jack tries to say that hunting is of utmost importance.
 In the ensuing fight, Jack punches Piggy, breaking and knocking
off his specs.
 Finally, the fire is lit again, the pig is roasted, and everyone eats.
 The hunters reenact the hunt, with a wild tribal dance and one
boy being the pig; this is the first time of many that the dance is
performed.

8.  At another assembly, Ralph mentions that work isn't getting done,
and rules aren't being followed.
 All the young children, however, are worried with the Beast.
 Jack says that there is no beast, and Piggy says that a beast can't
exist in a world with science.
 However, a littl'un still steps up and says that he saw something
horrid in the forest.
 Another littl'un says that there's a "Beast from the water," which
is further debated.
 Simon finally tries to settle the matter by saying that there may
be a beast, but that "it's only us."
 During the assembly, Jack tries brings up the fact that Ralph isn't
a good chief, because he can't hunt or sing.
 Piggy and others are against the idea, but Jack is starting to
become more and more savage and overpowering.
 The assembly soon falls apart and the hunters begin to chant and
dance.

9.  A man from a shot-down fighter plane parachutes down
from the sky and the body and parachute float up to the
island.
 The wind continually grabs the parachute, lifting the body
up and down, which is seen by Samneric.
 Terrified, they run to tell about this "Beast from the Air,"
and an assembly is called.
 Most everyone now thinks they are in grave danger, and
Jack suggests they go hunt it.
 Jack, Ralph, and a group of hunters set out to get the
Beast, while Piggy stays at the beach with the littl'uns.
 Although they find nothing, Jack thinks the place would be
a great fort, and he and his hunters heave a large boulder
off a ledge.
 Ralph prods them along, and they decide to continue to
the mountain to look for the Beast

10.  Ralph begins to ponder about their appearance and
dirtiness as they walk to the mountain; he would love
to get his hair cut back down to a half inch.
 Simon sees Ralph staring out to sea and repeatedly
reassures him that they will get home safely.
 Jack, his hunting instincts always engaged, finds
traces of a boar which they begin to hunt.
 Ralph manages to hit it with his spear, but the animal
escapes.
 Another tribal dance is formed, with a boy named
Robert as the Pig.
 Unlike before, Ralph actively participates, and their
acting becomes overly realistic, actually striking and
hurting Robert.

11.  Finally, they move on towards the mountain,
and send Simon back to tell Piggy they won't
be back soon.
 Jack scales the mountain and reports a
sighting of a moving creature, initiating a
mass climb to the summit.
 When they see what they believe to be the
Beast (the body being lifted by the
parachute), they make haste to leave.

12.  Jack calls an assembly, and insists that the Beast is a major
threat that should be hunted.
 Ralph upsets him, though, when he calls his hunters
cowards.
 Enraged, Jack asks if anyone thinks Ralph shouldn't be
chief.
 Nobody responds, so he asks again for anyone to come with
him, then runs off with tears in his eyes.
 Their signal fire is being blocked by the Beast, as they
believe, so they decide to move the fire to the beach.
 When they get there, they notice that most of the older
boys did in fact decide to go off with Jack, except for
Ralph, Simon Piggy and Samneric.
 Jack's tribe begins to hunt, and they come across a sow
and baby piglets in the clearing near Simon's domain.
 They attack and kill the mother sow, while the piglets
escape.

13.  The head is severed and put on a stick, which is embedded
into the ground as a gift for the Beast.
 Jack finally realizes that they'll need fire to cook the
meat, so they raid Ralph's camp and steal a flaming log,
and invite them to come feast.
 Ralph maintains that the fire is more important, but has to
be reminded why by Piggy.
 Simon encounters the Pig's head, and manages to start
talking to the thing, although it is mostly in his
imagination.
 The black cloud of flies coating the head causes it to now
be called "The Lord of the Flies." The Lord of the Flies
says "I'm part of you...We're going to have fun on this
island."
 It continues to say that if Simon tries to talk to the others
about the Beast, that he will be killed by everyone,
including Ralph and Piggy.

14.  A violent storm is raging on the island, while Simon finally wakes
up from his faint.
 He stumble towards the beach to tell the other boys about his
suffering.
 Ralph tries to persuade them to follow himself and keep the fire
alive, but most of the boys are already overcome by Jack's
leadership and ability to tell them what they want to hear.
 Insistent, Ralph tries to talk some sense into them, asking them
what they will do without shelters.
 Jack just orders the boys to begin their dance, oblivious to any
dangers.
 As before, the dance escalates into real attacking, but they are
distracted by a figure emerging from the jungle.
 They call out that "it's the Beast!" and begin to attack it
relentlessly.
 The beaten and dead body of Simon is then carried out to the sea
by the current.

15.  Samneric are collecting wood for the fire, while Ralph and
Piggy discuss the murder of Simon.
 Jack meanwhile is guarding his fort on Castle Rock, where
Roger is always ready to use a lever to drop a boulder on
intruders.
 Jack has a boy tied up and beaten, for no reason except to
show what happens if anyone gets in his way.
 His savagery is obvious now, and his face is always painted.
 Ralph is still pondering over watching the fire, and he
always has to be reminded that the fire is a necessity.
 They finally concede to leave the fire and go to their
shelters.
 They are woken up by unusual sounds, and fear it may be
the Beast, but it turns out to be Jack and tribe searching
for fire.
 They break into the shelter and begin to fight for Piggy's
glasses, cutting and knocking teeth loose in the process.

16.  Ralph calls an assembly in worry, and Piggy, the twins
and a few littl'uns are the only ones left to attend.
 Ralph suggests to the injured boys that they may be
able to go to Jack and demand the specs back, since
they are not savages and rescue is not just a game.
 Ralph and Samneric set off carrying spears, leading
Piggy holding the conch.
 At Castle Rock, Roger orders the boys to halt, but
Ralph blows the conch.
 Ralph tells them he is calling an assembly, and Jack
steps forward.
 He laughs at their request to return the specs, and a
fight ensues.
 Jack then orders his tribe to grab Samneric, and tie
them up.

17.  Suddenly, interrupting the fighting, Piggy speaks up,
asking everyone if it is better to have rules and
agree, or to hunt and kill.
 Everyone remains silent and hears his message.
 As Piggy continues his preaching of democracy, Roger
slams the lever holding the boulder and it goes
careening down.
 Ralph dodges the rock, but the unseeing Piggy is
struck, sending him flying 40 feet straight down and
shattering the conch.
 Even Jack is a bit surprised with Roger's quick and
brutal action, but he assures Ralph that it will
happen to him next.
 Ralph begins to run away, and the tribe eventually
gives up pursuit under Jack's order.

18.  Ralph is huddled in the jungle near Castle Rock, as
dusk passes.
 Samneric, who are guarding Castle Rock under Jack's
leadership, are approached by Ralph.
 They inform him that Jack's tribe will be out hunting
him the next day.
 Ralph tells Samneric of his hiding spot, and proceeds
back to it.
 Scared by Jack's power, Samneric tell Jack about
Ralph's hiding spot the next morning.
 Another boulder is rolled down, but misses smashing
Ralph.
 Other attempts of getting Ralph from his hiding spot
are unsuccessful, so they set the entire area on fire
in desperation.

19.  Ralph begins to run from the advancing fire, making his
way to Simon's mat of creepers where he hides and lays
low.
 The savages advance with the fire, searching, hunting for
Ralph.
 They finally reach Ralph's hiding spot, and Roger looks in.
 Ralph attacks him, knocking him over, and continued
running to the beach.
 Running wildly, he almost crashed into a Naval officer
standing at the beach, who was attracted by all the fire
and smoke.
 He assumes that their stay on the island must've been all
"fun and games," but is surprised at the spears and face
paint on many of the boys.
 Some are crying, many are confused.
 The officer is told that two boys were killed, and everyone
is taken to a Navy cruiser.