“Lord of the Flies”
4th quarter
(Chapter 10 – Chapter 12)
Synopsis
The next day after killing Simon, Ralph’s group feels ashamed because of their behavior from the previous night. Piggy tries to convince Ralph that it was not a murder but rather an accident. Ralph does not believe him. Ralph’s group was now only Piggy, Samneric and some littluns.
Meanwhile at Castle Rock, Jack has his own kingdom and he beats a boy named Wilfred. The entire group thinks that Simon was actually the real beast. Jack says that they must prepare to fight it again because it never dies.
Ralph’s group goes to sleep since they were feeling depressed. They are attacked during the night by Jack’s hunters. They beat Ralph's group and stole Piggy’s glasses so that they could not make fire.
The next day, Ralph’s group tries to create fire without the glasses but found it was practically impossible. Ralph calls a meeting and decides to go to Castle Rock to talk to Jack and his now called “tribe”. When Ralph and his group arrived to Castle Rock they are welcomed with a storm of rocks. Interestingly though the hunters intentionally missed the visitors. Jack and some hunters came out of the forest carrying a dead pig, Jack tells Ralph and his group to leave but Ralph demands the return of Piggy’s glasses. Jack and Ralph start fighting. Ralph tries to explain to the group about the importance of keeping the fire signal so that they can be rescued. Jack captures Sam and Eric. Piggy starts talking and tries to explain the boys the importance of being rescued and being civilized. Instead Roger throws a big rock at him and kills him. The conch is also broken. The tribe tries to catch Ralph but he escapes. Jack’s tribe force Sam and Eric to join his group.
Ralph is now completely by himself. In the night he decides to go to Castle Rock and sees Sam and Eric guarding the entrance. Samneric give Ralph food. They tell him that Jack is planning to look for him the next day. Ralph hides in a thicket through the night. In the morning the twins betray him by telling Jack where Ralph was hiding. Ralph made it through the bushes and escaped of the hunters. He runs from the tribe until he arrives at the beach. There he found himself next to a naval officer. The officer tells Ralph that they saw his smoke. Suddenly, all the boys began to weep.
The next day after killing Simon, Ralph’s group feels ashamed because of their behavior from the previous night. Piggy tries to convince Ralph that it was not a murder but rather an accident. Ralph does not believe him. Ralph’s group was now only Piggy, Samneric and some littluns.
Meanwhile at Castle Rock, Jack has his own kingdom and he beats a boy named Wilfred. The entire group thinks that Simon was actually the real beast. Jack says that they must prepare to fight it again because it never dies.
Ralph’s group goes to sleep since they were feeling depressed. They are attacked during the night by Jack’s hunters. They beat Ralph's group and stole Piggy’s glasses so that they could not make fire.
The next day, Ralph’s group tries to create fire without the glasses but found it was practically impossible. Ralph calls a meeting and decides to go to Castle Rock to talk to Jack and his now called “tribe”. When Ralph and his group arrived to Castle Rock they are welcomed with a storm of rocks. Interestingly though the hunters intentionally missed the visitors. Jack and some hunters came out of the forest carrying a dead pig, Jack tells Ralph and his group to leave but Ralph demands the return of Piggy’s glasses. Jack and Ralph start fighting. Ralph tries to explain to the group about the importance of keeping the fire signal so that they can be rescued. Jack captures Sam and Eric. Piggy starts talking and tries to explain the boys the importance of being rescued and being civilized. Instead Roger throws a big rock at him and kills him. The conch is also broken. The tribe tries to catch Ralph but he escapes. Jack’s tribe force Sam and Eric to join his group.
Ralph is now completely by himself. In the night he decides to go to Castle Rock and sees Sam and Eric guarding the entrance. Samneric give Ralph food. They tell him that Jack is planning to look for him the next day. Ralph hides in a thicket through the night. In the morning the twins betray him by telling Jack where Ralph was hiding. Ralph made it through the bushes and escaped of the hunters. He runs from the tribe until he arrives at the beach. There he found himself next to a naval officer. The officer tells Ralph that they saw his smoke. Suddenly, all the boys began to weep.
Characters
Introduced
There
are no new characters introduced this time.
Point
of view
The
narrator speaks in third person. This kind of narrator is omniscient (seeing
and knowing everything) and gives us access to the deep thoughts of the
characters. This gives the reader a better perspective of what is going on in
the novel.
Setting
The
setting of the story is a deserted island with no adults and no civilization.
Writer's
style
William
Golding uses symbolism though not so many metaphors, compares this situation to
civilization's problems of that time (1940 – 1950) and looks within human
natural behavior.
I think that your synopsis are very good you proved that you read the book. I agree with you too in your writer's style and in your point of view. I prefer stories with this kind of narrator.
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