Lord of the Flies

Lord of the Flies is a short novel published in 1954 by British novelist William Golding. The story follows a group of schoolboys left stranded on an uncharted island during a world war.



Author Biographical Information
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Setting: Historical Information
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Genre
Lord of the Flies is an allegory, or a "story that suggests another story". In other words, there is a literal meaning to the story (it's about a group of boys on the island), but there's also a secondary meaning to the story as well.

Major Characters

 * Ralph
 * Jack
 * Simon
 * Piggy
 * Samneric
 * Roger

Chapter 1
Chapter One is entitled "The Sound of the Shell", a reference to the conch shell discovered by Piggy and Ralph.

Author's Style
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Themes

 * Theme One - explain your theme in detail
 * Theme Two

Symbols

 * The conch shell
 * The color green
 * The scar left by the plane crash