2nd quarter of The Lord of the Flies

Quartering of the Text

2nd Quarter

Synopsis
- Ralph sees a ship
- Ralph is mad at jack for not keeping fire going
- Jack catches pig
- Jack strikes piggy in anger
- Jack tells them a story about how he captured pig
- Ralph, angry at jack, calls a meeting
- At meeting they try to establish rules
- Meeting starts to fall apart
- They start to talk about beasts

Characters-
Ralph- Round character, static character, leader of survivors, organizes everyone, fair, natural leader
Piggy- Round character, static character
similar to an assistant, short and round, doesn't like being called piggy
Jack- Flat character, static character
Jack is kind of like a second in command, leader of hunters, has a leader personality that collides with Ralph
Simon- Flat character, kind natured and helpful
Sam- Flat character, survivor
Eric- Flat character, survivor
Johnny- Flat character, survivor
Merridew- Flat character, survivor

Point of View-
This novel is written in the 3rd person omniscient point of view. It adds to the novel because you get to see what is happening with everyone. Also, there is so many characters it would get confusing if it was in a different perspective.

Setting
This novel takes place on an uninhabited tropical island. This adds to the story because if it were in a different biome they would be facing different dangers and have different threats. The fact that it an uninhabited island changes it because the feeling of desertion is more intense and they have less of a chance of being saved.

Notables
The author starts out light hearted and the novel gets darker as it goes along.
The style of writing is serious and realistic

Themes
One of the themes in this novel is the darkness of humanity.
Another theme is the starting of civilization and control