Lord Of The Flies: Summary

Lord of the Flies: Summary

By: Wiliam Golding

Main Character Description

Piggy: A large kid, one of the older ones. He was made fun of and teased about his weight and it drove him crazy. He met Ralph first. Piggy wore glasses, which later proved vital for fire making. The best way to get to Piggy was to take away his “specs” because without them, he couldn't see a foot away from anything.

He is later killed in the book. He falls fourty feet onto solid rock and his head splits open.

Ralph: Ralph is chief of the group on the very first day. He was voted above

Jack and his small band of kids. Ralph is one of the oldest. He first meets

Piggy and was the original founder of the Conch Horn. Ralph comes up with many useful ideas during the novel, like the shelters on the beach. He is hunted right before they are rescued.

Jack: Has his own band of kids that he later names, his “hunters.” In the group, they are responsible for the hunting of the pigs of the island; to bring in meat. Otherwise, the only thing they had to eat was the fruit of the island.

Later on in the novel, Jack leaves the group of kids to be on his own.

Simon: Quiet, out-spoken by everyone, Simon is one of the hardest-working of them all. He helps Ralph with the shelters and the little ones with fruit. He is later killed in the novel.

Sam ‘n Eric: Sam and Eric are twins. They help in various problems during the novel and survive until the end of the novel. Neither of them play a vital role in the novel.

Chapter Summary

Chapter 1- In the first chapter, the time is right after the plane has wrecked and they all wake up from the crash. Ralph and Piggy meet each other, walk around and soon look for other people on the plane. Ralph soon finds the Conch shell and uses it like a horn to beacon the others. The survivors eventualy find themselves together in a group; Ralph, Piggy, Jack and his hunters, Sam ‘n Eric and Simon included. They vote Ralph the chief of the group, make a few rules

(like, whoever has the Conch Shell has the right to speak) and designate Jack and his band as the group's “hunters.” Ralph, Simon and Jack explore the island and climb it's pink mountain to see if the place they were at is trully an island. They find it is.

Chapter 2- An idea is formed for the group.