Monday, 29 June 2015

Thoughts and Feelings

10) Thoughts and feelings about any aspect of the book

   Xavier's response

   I really liked the Lord Of The Flies as it can portray how young innocent boys can lead to become savage animals. The book shows that anybody can change no matter who you are.
One of the aspect that I like about the book is the characters Ralph and Jack. Ralph and Jack are polar opposites from each other. Ralph represents the civilization while Jack represents savagery. Civilization represents the goodwill and the innocence of the little boys and savagery represents evil and the primal instinct that lurks in every one of us in the novel. Civilization and savagery conflicts with each other and this causes Ralph and Jack to show tension in between them in many occasions as their ideals were opposite. This will eventually lead to the splitting of the group with Ralph leading one group and Jack leading another. 

   Ralph is a boy that has a strong sense of morality, civilization and tends to maintain his dignity throughout the book but he was not perfect. Golding shows a different side of Ralph in chapter 7. Where he joins Jack and the others in a hunting session. Ralph manages to fling his spear and stuck it through the boar for a while before coming off while Jack couldn't manage to hit the boar. "Ralph was full of fright, apprehension, and pride." This shows that Ralph felt anxious and fearful as he experienced the thrill of the hunt and he was surprised that he actually felt proud to hurt something. HE knew that Jack didn't manage to 'touch' the boar while Ralph did. Ralph felt superior in a sense that he was a better hunter than Jack and he wanted to show off and "felt the need of witness". He felt he did something that cannot be unseen. This also shows that Ralph wanted the boys to respect him as a leader. Ralph was not interested in Jack's hunting and did not understand why he was so addicted to it. However now Ralph understands as he experienced his primal instinct to hunt and kill when he actually did something impressive. Ralph "felt that hunting was good after all". This shows that Ralph is submitting himself to savagery as he had a desire to use his power to grant his desires for his amusement.

   Jack is rather different from Ralph. Jack is a person who desires power and strength over people. This can be seen in his countless killing of pigs. He did this to feel strong and he was delusional. He believes that he himself can have power over everything as he has the power to kill. This shows that Jack is very savage as he takes pleasure in killing as he likes the feeling of being overpowered. However, Jack is under Ralph as Ralph is officially the chief if the boys and that makes him very irritated. He feels that if he could hunt and kill pigs when Ralph can't, what makes him have the right to order him around. Hence Jack can be seen challenging Ralph's leadership position as Jack has a hungry desire for power to overthrow Ralph. When Jack splits from the group it symbolizes that Jack breaks away from civilization, rules and morality and submit himself fully to savagery and embrace the violence and his power.

Chapter 12 Summary

9)Chapter 12 summary


    The chapter starts with Ralph hiding in the jungle injured. Ralph was very frightened and nervous of Jack and the boys. The fact that Jack and the boys had turn against Ralph by killing his only friend and ally on the island and even hurting Ralph, it shows that the boys lose all their sense of morality. The boys are also planning to find and kill Ralph. This made Ralph very frightened as the boys commit to yet another murder and they will come for him next. From his hiding place, Ralph saw Bill but did not want to admit it because of the dramatic change from his old self due to the savagery. "This was a savage whose image refused to blend with that ancient picture of a boy in shorts and shirt.". This shows that the boys are so into savagery that their image has changed. this symbolizes that the boys are not themselves any more, they adapt and change with their surroundings for survival. The author uses "ancient picture" and it shows that they were nice innocent boys once upon a time ago. Ralph stumbles upon the 'Lord of the Flies' in the form of a pig's skull. The 'Lord of the Flies' 'teeth grinned, the empty sockets seemed to hold his gaze masterfully and without effort'. This aggravates Ralph as it seems to be mocking him as it was like it was 'one who knows all the answers and won't tell'. This brings out Ralph's fear and anger causing him to hit the 'Lord of the Flies' and destroying it in the process. With this, the two most important symbols in the story, which is the conch and the 'Lord of the Flies' have been destroyed. Then, Ralph heads back to Castle Rock and finds out that the twins were now part of the tribe, guarding the Castle Rock against him.
    Ralph then tries to talk to them, which made Eric silent while Sam tries to do his duty to guard the place. Ralph finally manages to make them tell him what the tribe did to them. Sam and Eric then says 'never mind what's sense. That's gone'. This shows how the boys have no sense of morality anymore. The twins also warn him of the danger that he would be facing tomorrow, as the whole tribe would be hunting him down. Also, they then states that they would throw their spears at him 'like at a pig', which means that they would show no mercy and would hunt Ralph ruthlessly. Then, the twins heard someone coming, which made Ralph hide in a thicket near the Castle Rock, thinking that 'they'll never think to look so close'. The twins then show how they still have a little civilization and sympathy as they pushed 'a chunk of meat' to him.
    Ralph then falls asleep, and when he wakes up he hears Jack's and Roger's voice, speaking to one of the twin, forcing him to tell them where Ralph was hiding through means of torture. Ralph then 'felt the point of his spear with his thumb and grinned without amusement'. This shows how Ralph does not like to use weapons and was only forced to for his own survival, and would not hesitate to hurt others. Then, several boys started to heave and ho and pushed down a boulder to attempt to break through the dense thicket, which failed. Then, they tried to stab their spears into the thicket, once again trying to break through the thicket and hurt Ralph. However, Ralph fights back and lunges his spear 'through the crack and struck with all his might', hurting one of Jack's hunters.
    Ralph then smells smoke, and realizes that they were setting fire to the thicket. He then emerges out of the thicket and fights through the boys, 'running with the swiftness of fear through the undergrowth'. Ralph then finds out that the whole forest was burning, and that they were desperately searching for him. Then, he sees one of the boys. 'The seconds lengthened. Ralph was looking straight into the savage's eyes'. Ralph screams, 'a scream of fright and anger and desperation'.
    Ralph escapes to the beach, in which an officer stood at. The officer was there because he saw the fire that was caused by the burning of the forest. This shows irony because their first plan was also to use a fire and the smoke as a signal to show passers-by of their existence on the island. This also shows their innocence and civilized behavior. However, they managed to attract attention to the island also by using fire, but by burning the whole forest down, which only happened because they were like savages and wanted to hunt Ralph down. At first, the officer thought it was all 'fun and games', however, he finds out that it was not when Ralph informs him that two of the boys had died. He then 'whistled softly'. This shows the shock that the officer was experiencing as he did not know that the boys would be capable of killing others. Then, the story ends with the officer agreeing to bring them back to land, away from the island, and giving the boys a time to 'pull themselves together', as they weep and sobbed.

Friday, 26 June 2015

Chapter 11 Summary

8)Chapter 11 summary

    In chapter 11, its starts off with Ralph and his gang trying to start a fire, but it proves to be futile without Piggy's spectacles to start it. Then, Piggy asks Ralph to blow the conch, with which they called an assembly. Piggy holds the conch to speak and informs them that he is unable to see anymore due to not having his spectacles, and the boys then talk about how they would share the fire if Jack's tribe had just asked. This shows how Ralph still knows how to do the right thing like sharing the fire with Jack even though they are not on good terms.  Ralph and his gang then decides that they would look for Jack's tribe in order to get Piggy's spectacles back, and try to reason with them that getting rescued off the island is very important and that they are not savages. This suggests that Ralph's gang would be the civilized people who still think ahead and know what is right, while Jack's tribe would be the people who have already became savages that has lost their civilization. Thus, they started to get ready to confront Jack at Castle Rock, and agrees to bring the conch there as a symbol of authority.
     When at Castle Rock, they were stopped by Roger from entering. Ralph then blows on the conch to call on an assembly, in an attempt to remind them of the past before all the drama had happened. However, Roger ignored Ralph and started throwing stones at them, 'aiming to miss'. This act gave Roger the feeling of superiority over Ralph and his gang that was below him. Shortly after, Jack came back from his hunting and instantly asked Ralph and his gang to leave his area. Ralph however, did not want to back down and requested that they return Piggy's spectacles, stating that they would have been glad to share the fire if they had asked for it, and called Jack ' thief'. The two boys began fighting with spears, which stopped shortly after Piggy reminded Ralph why the even went to Castle Rock, which was to get the spectacles back. Ralph then tells Jack that without the fire and smoke, there would be no way to escape the island, which Jack did ignored and instead asked his tribe to 'grab' the twins, and then 'tie them'. This made Ralph's temper break and 'screamed at Jack', calling him a 'beast and a swine and a bloody, bloody thief'. At once, they started fighting again, with Jack's tribe cheering them on. When Piggy tried to speak, the boys' 'sheer cheer changed to a steady booing'. Piggy then tried to use the conch as the symbol of authority and make the other boys let him speak. This however, did not work. Piggy, trying to get the boys' attention, reminded them of what they should be like, which would be 'sensible like Ralph is'. 
     Around this time, a delirious Roger 'leaned all his weight on the leaver', releasing the huge boulder down. Ralph was able to escape, but the boulder strikes Piggy and the conch he was holding, making it explode 'into a thousand white fragments and ceased to exist', and hits Piggy off the mountain and kills him. With this, everything had changed. Roger, the most violent person in the story and one of the closest to savagery, kills off Piggy, the most harmless and sensible person in the story and one of the closest to civilization. Also, the conch has been destroyed, which was one of the most symbolic item throughout the story. Right after the death of Piggy, Jack 'began screaming wildly', saying that 'there isn't a tribe for you any more! The conch is gone---'. Jack's actions shows how he has totally lost his civilization, not even feeling any remorse for killing a human life, and even using it as a threat to another.He has fallen into savagery and has no sense of guilt for his horrible actions, and used his actions as an indication that he is now the chief. Jack started throwing spears at Ralph, which was quickly repeated by his tribe. With no other option, Ralph runs from them.
    They allow Ralph to run, then directed their attention to the twins Sam and Eric. Jack start to poke spears at the twins, asking them to join his tribe. Although the twins refuse, Jack does not stop, and soon Roger joins Jack. This is a clear indication that the twins have no right to refuse, and that they had no choice or say in it.    

Thursday, 25 June 2015

Chapter 10 Summary

7)Chapter 10 summary

     In chapter 10, it starts off with Ralph and Piggy meeting each other on the beach the next morning. Piggy then tells him that the only ones left on Ralph's side was himself, the little'uns and the twins Sam and Eric. Ralph felt guilty and depressed that he was involved the killing of Simon, while Piggy states that they were not part of it. This shows how both of them still have the morality and some bit of civilization in them. This also shows the point of view by the two boys, where Ralph thinks that 'that was murder' while Piggy feels that 'it was an accident'. This goes on for awhile as Piggy tries to reassure Ralph that it was not murder while Ralph thinks he was slightly involved in the murder.
    Meanwhile, Jack has a new territory at Castle Rock and had set up traps such as having a log 'jammed under the topmost rock and another lever under that' and that 'a full effort would send the rock thundering down the neck of land'. Also, it was revealed that a boy named Wilfred was tied up for no apparent reason and was about to get beaten. This shows Jack being merciless and is prepared to kill anyone that he does not approve of that tries to enter his territory, showing how Jack has no sense of civilization as compared to his old, well-behaved self. Jack then appears and told them that they would be hunting the next day. He also warned them to be careful of trespassers such as Ralph and his gang and the beast, stating that the beast 'came--- disguised' as Simon and that it was not fully dead. This shows how the Jack and the boys were not guilty about killing Simon, unlike Ralph and Piggy, and believed that it was a disguise by the beast. This also shows that they are evading reality and does not want to face up to it. Also, it was shown that Jack and his gang was planning to go to Ralph's side to steal Piggy's spectacles as it was often used to start a fire.
    That night, Ralph and his gang were still trying to keep the fire alive. They went around collecting wood until the twins complained about it being too tiring. When the twins asked 'what's the good' of the fire, Ralph could not remember. He only remembered that it was 'something overwhelmingly good'. This shows how Ralph has also forgotten what the fire and smoke was for after all that has happened on the island, and has nearly forgotten his purpose to escape the island and return home. Then, they decided that they would only light the fire in the day as it was useless in the night. 
     Just when they were getting ready to sleep, they heard a noise. They initially thought that it was the beast coming to get them, and Ralph 'prayed that the beast would prefer littleuns'. This shows how Ralph would not care about others if it meant for his own survival. It also shows how fear can actually change someone drastically, from being caring and thoughtful to a selfish and uncompassionate person.
  In truth, it was Jack, Roger and Maurice that were lurking around their camp, hoping to get Piggy's spectacles. Then, they beat Ralph and Piggy up and stole his spectacles, which Ralph did not realize until Piggy spoke up. With this, Jack and his tribe had the possession of Piggy's spectacles and the power to start a fire, giving them an advantage over Ralph and his gang.
    

Chapter 9 Summary

6)Chapter 9 summary

     In chapter 9, it starts off with Simon waking up with his nose bleeding. When Simon continued looking around, it was then when he found the 'beast', which was the body of the dead parachutist. He examined the body and understood why the other boys thought that it was a beast, as there many 'flies had found the figure too' and that 'the life-like movement would scare them off for a moment so that they made a dark cloud round the head'. This shows how Simon is not afraid anymore after encountering the 'Lord of the Flies' and realizing that the 'beast' does not actually exist, and it was really the product of their fear.Then, Simon headed back to the boys to inform them that the beast was not real.
     Meanwhile, Jack was throwing a feast serving meat to everyone, when it only a distraction and was meant to tempt people to join his tribe, offering them food if they do. Most of the boys accept the invitation, despite Ralph's attempts to stop them, such as trying to 'blow the conch' and 'calling an assembly'. Jack retorted that 'we shan't hear it', showing that Ralph has lost most of his power as a leader and that the conch bears no more significance to the boys.
    It was then that it started to rain, and Jack with no shelter, suggested his tribe to 'do our dance'. Then, 'a thing was crawling out of the forest'. In the heat of the moment, the boys thought that the 'thing' was the beast, and immediately went to kill it. However, the beast was actually Simon, and because the 'blue-white scar was constant' and the 'noise was unendurable', they were not able to hear Simon even though 'Simon was crying out something about a dead man on a hill'. This shows that the boys had succumbed to their fear and did not bother to check whether it was really a beast or a human as their survival instincts kicked in. This also means that they would kill anything as long as it frightened them and threatened their safety. The boys proceeded to tear Simon apart with their 'teeth and claws'. With this act, it shows how the last bit of civilization that the boys had left was gone and that brutality and savagery took over, with their animalistic instincts kicking in, causing Simon's death.
    The dead parachutist was then blown to the beach by the strong wind, scaring all the boys away. Simon's body was then washed away by the strong current of the waves backwash.
    

Chapter 8 Summary

5) Chapter 8 summary

    In chapter 8, it starts off with Piggy Ralph whether the beast actually really exists, which Ralph confirms. The boys also decide that the fire is not a good idea as it may attract the beast, to which they say that they have been beaten by the beast. Ralph then unknowingly insults Jack and hunters saying that they are just 'boys armed with sticks'. This led to Jack calling an assembly out of anger. Then, the boys had a speculation on how the beast come about when Jack stops them. Jack then insults Ralph calling him a coward and said that Ralph had said that his 'hunters are no good' , which Ralph had never said. This shows Jack being really immature and is unable to handle criticisms from another person, which means that he thinks that his hunters are superior and that they are the best of the best.  Jack then tried to overthrow Ralph and take over the leadership position but no one sided with him. Jack then decides to split up with the group as he did not want to be 'part of Ralph's lot', and invited those who wanted to hunt to come with him. This shows Jack's revolution and how Jack feels about Ralph. Also, this shows how Jack represents savagery while Ralph represents the civilized. Ralph lives peacefully, free from all the violence such as hunting and mostly doing the stuff that would help them survive such as building of the huts, while Jack acts violently to gain superiority above others, not stopping at anything e.g. hitting piggy in the stomach even though Piggy was right. Many of the choir members sneaked away from Ralph's group and joined Jack in his tribe, showing that most of the choir has also fallen into savagery like Jack.
     Meanwhile, Jack was far away from the beach and had appointed himself as the leader of a small group of boys. He then told the boys that he would be prioritizing hunting over the beast and would throw a feast to draw in more of the older boys to join his group, and leaving the pig's head as an offering to the beast. This shows that Jack and his group of boys all think the same way, and does not really think about how they want to escape the island, unlike Ralph who prioritizes escaping of the island and surviving even at this point of time. Simon, who was with Ralph's group, decided to slip away from the beach to return to the place he was previously at to admire the environment around him and get away from all the commotion that was happening. This shows how Simon does not really like conflict and would rather enjoy the peace that the nature provides. It was then that he found the pig's head that Jack and his group and placed. During the moment that Simon had sneaked away, Jack and his group went to the Ralph's area to steal the wood from them, after which they ran away. This act by Jack and his group shows how they do not like to work for what they want and would rather take the easy way out by stealing from other people, which shows immaturity.
     Meanwhile, Simon was talking to the pig's head, the 'Lord of the Flies', states that it was 'fancy thinking the Beast was something you could hunt and kill' and that it was part of the boys. It was then that Simon had discovered that the beast does not actually exist and it was the fear that was in everyone. Then, Simon faints.

Chapter 7 Summary

4) Chapter 7 summary

    In chapter 7, it starts off with a group of the boys, including Ralph and Jack resting. Ralph was suddenly aware of the heat, and wanted to cut his hair with a pair of scissors. He was still daydreaming that he had escaped the island and had his own toilet to do his business. His desire to escape the island was so strong that he imagined himself doing daily necessity such as brushing of his teeth and showering. Simon, sensing Ralph's problems, went to comfort him and reassure him that they would get off the island and return home safely. In the afternoon, the group of boys found boar droppings on the ground, and decided to hunt down the boar.
    When they found the boar, they attempted to kill it. But the 'boar was floundering away from them'. However, in their attempt, Ralph managed to stick his spear slightly into the boar. Ralph was 'full of fright and apprehension and pride'. This shows Ralph slowly understanding why Jack likes hunting so much and is showing how Ralph can also turn to savagery. Ralph also felt the need of having a witness as he wanted the others to know that he was capable of hunting as well. Then, they re-enacted what had happened with Robert being the boar and Ralph being the hunter. However, they were too engrossed in the play and had almost really killed Robert. After which, they joked about using a real pig to do it next time, and Jack suggested using a little'un instead. This shows what might happen if they had gotten more savage, especially Jack, that might result in a death of their peers. 
     After they were done talking, night was soon to arrive. Ralph, Jack and Roger decides to climb the mountain and hunt for the beast. After climbing up the mountain, they were astonished to find the 'beast' and went back to tell everyone it was real. However, all the three boys saw was just the dead parachutist, and that they were just putting the image in their own mind that they saw the beast, not even wanting to confirm whether it was really a beast or not as their fear overpowered them.

Wednesday, 24 June 2015

Brief description of British culture between 1945 and 1959

3) Brief description of British culture between 1945 and 1959

-Politics

-For politics, Britain was a main victor of World War 2. It gave independence to India in 1947. It was also a founding member of the United Nations in 1945, with a veto in the Security Council. It had collaborated closely with the United States during the Cold War after 1947, and in 1949 helped form NATO as a military alliance against the Soviet Union. It fought North Korea and China in the Korean War from 1950 to 1953. Prosperity returned in the 1950s and London remained a world center of finance and culture, but the nation was no longer a major world power.

-Society

-Conditions after World War 2 was severe. Wartime rationing had to continue and was extended for the first time as is was needed to feed the German civilians in the British sector of occupied Germany. Rationing is a mitigation measure  to help the poor and desperate people to increase their nutritional value and their living standards. Many housewives were in disapproval of such actions. Conservatives saw this as their chance and started to rebuild their fortunes by attacking socialism, austerity, rationing, and economic controls. By 1951, they were back in power.

-Education

-After 1944, the Education Act changed the education system for the people. It introduced the secondary education and made it free for all pupils. It raised the school leaving age to 15 and kept the decision point for sending children to higher levels at age 11.

Credits:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_Act_1944
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postwar_Britain

Author's Background

2)Author's background

-William Golding's life

-William Golding was born in 1911, in his grandmother's house in Cornwall. He grew up in Marlborough, Wiltshire and was raised by his parents and was a family of four. His father, Alec, was a teacher with socialist views while his mother, Mildred, campaigned for women's suffrage. His older brother, Joseph, was also a teacher like his father. He was married to Ann Brookfield, an analytical chemist, in 1939, and had 2 children named David and Judith Diana. He sadly passed away in 1993 at the age of 82. He served in the Royal Navy during Second World War and after that, published four books while teaching at Bishop Wordsworth School in Salisbury. In 1983, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature and  in 1988, he was knighted

-His motivation and reasons for writing the novel

-His motivation for writing the book was mostly due to him having served in the British Navy during World War 2. He was exposed to humanity's cruelty and commented that 'man produces evil like bees produce honey'. He wanted to make a connection with man's evil nature to the book. Seeing how good guys can become savage he decided to use a similar setting to portray how innocent boys can lose their civilized nature.

Credits

http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/why-did-william-golding-write-lord-flies-20201

Introduction to Lord of the Flies

1) Introduction to Lord of the Flies

-Plot overview

      The book starts with a crashing of a plane escaping from the war when it was unfortunately shot down by the enemy's warplane. Two boys, Ralph and Piggy who were the first to meet, used a conch they found to call on the other survivors on the island. Soon, everyone met up and they appointed Ralph as their leader, and Jack, who was in charge of the choir ensemble, to be responsible for the hunting of food. When they explored the island and found out they were alone, they decided to start a fire, using its smoke as a signal to alert passerby of their existence on the island. 
      Ralph decides that whoever holds the conch would be allowed to speak and nobody was to interrupt him. However, rivalry sparked between Ralph and Jack when their ideas of what to do did not match one another, with Ralph wanting to be rescued, while Jack only wants to have fun on the island. When the boys lighted the first fire, they did not think it through and had a part of the forest burnt down, even seemingly killing one of the younger boy. Also, because of Jack's immaturity and his strong desire to hunt, he let the fire out when there was a ship that passed by, wasting a chance for the boys to get rescued and further increasing the tension between Jack and Ralph.
     Furthermore, the boys began to ignore Ralph's orders, and only wanted to do what they felt like doing, leaving the work to Simon, Ralph and Piggy to do. Jack was also usually the one who influenced the other boys to do what they wanted e.g. Jack bringing his hunters to hunt even when they were not tasked to. 
    The 'beastie', the imaginary creature that was started by the younger boy who had a birthmark on his face and had went missing in the fire was also a key factor of why most of the boys submitted into savagery.  The 'beastie' was started by the younger boys who had nightmares about the 'beastie'. Although the nightmares was dismissed by the older boys, it still lingered on in their mind. The beastie played a bigger role in the later parts of the story when it was believed by the boys that it actually existed due to the twins Sam and Eric who had mistakenly thought they saw the beastie when it was actually just casualty of war. There was a actually a dogfight happening above the island that caused the parachutist to land on the island.
This led Jack to form a new tribe of hunters and organize a hunting expedition to search for the 'beastie'. Jack also believed that the 'beastie' would stay away from them as long as they offered a sacrifice, in which case would be a pig's head. This later caused the discovery by Simon that the 'beastie' does not actually exist and that it was the fear in every boy's heart. However, he was brutally killed the boys when he was mistaken to be the beast when the boys were doing a chant.
Ralph and Piggy, who tried to reason with Jack and his new formed tribe met a disaster when Roger, who was the most violent of them all, rolled down a boulder crushing Piggy and the conch, signifying Ralph that he has no power. Ralph was forced to escape from the rest of the boys, which led to him hiding deep in the forest. The boys were finally found when officers were on the island due to the forests being burnt down by the boys in search of Ralph.



-Main characters

  • Ralph. A determined leader who knows his priorities and tries very hard to set it straight with the other boys. He was also the first person to blow on the conch, which later led to him being chosen as a leader. However, he lacked the charisma and did not manage to inspire others with his own vision. In the end, his leadership was stolen. 

  • Jack. The leader of his choir ensemble. He is not afraid to share his opinions but isn't able to take feedback from others and accept other people's views, especially those who he thinks he is superior to, namely Piggy. He is ignorant and only likes to have fun, and his desire to hunt and kill later led to him being one of the first of many to turn to savagery. Ralph's leadership was taken over by him when he felt that Ralph had no rights to order him around.


  • Piggy. An overweight boy who suffers from asthma. He is an orphan who was taken in by his auntie. He is very smart and usually assists Ralph in making ideas and solutions to his problems. However, he is often dismissed and made fun of because of his size and nickname. He is the most mature out of everyone stuck on the island, having the same or better mentality than Ralph. He was the one who had the idea to use the conch to draw everyone's attention on the island to them, and was the one who thought of making a meeting.

  • Simon. He is a boy suffering from fainting spells that occurred plenty of times in the story. He does not share his views often in meetings and is a quiet boy. He is very caring as he cares for the younger boys and often helps Ralph and Piggy with whatever they set out to do when the other boys went to have fun.

  • Sam and Eric. The twins are always together and sides with Ralph until the very end. They were also the boys who made the older boys believe that there was a real 'beastie' living on the island. At the end, they were forced to join Ralph's tribe as the other boys had hurt the twins. However, they still tried to help Ralph in escaping from the other boys.

-Setting of the story

-This story takes place on an uninhabited island during World War 2. The island had a beach, and the water drew to a point at infinity. There were coarse grass and upheavals trees and the water was shallow. The water was clear with shades of blue, green and purple. During the day, the island was very beautiful, but during the night it turns into a darker and scarier nightmare.