Quarter # 4

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Synopsis
-The boys have completely split into two groups now with almost everyone on Jack's side.

-Jack and the boys steal piggies glasses in the night, now Ralph and Piggy can no longer make fire to stay warm.

-The four boys, Ralph, Piggy, Sam and Eric go to Jacks camp to try to reclaim the glasses.

-Piggy starts to climb the ladder to get his glasses back and Roger drops a massive rock down from the top of the ladder. The rock hits piggy on the head and he dies,

-Ralph runs of into the bush, and the twins get captured by jack's tribe.

-Ralph hides in the thicket so jack's tribe lights it on fire to flush him out, Ralph starts running for his life towards the beach.

-With the tribe tailing behind him, Ralph runs into a naval officer who noticed the fire and landed at the island, he asks what happened noticing the grim look on Ralph and the boys face, finds out the Piggy and Simon have been killed and all the boys break into tears.

-Characters
Naval Officer- The man who rescues the young boys, an officer from a ship that noticed the fire.

Point of view
The book has stayed in third person up until the end, it makes it very easy to keep track of multiple people and ideas going around.

Setting
The boys are still on a tropical desert island, they have been on this island the entire book.

Writing Style

The author uses a very straightforward writing style but keeps the book very interesting.

Theme
I believe the theme of this novel is the loss of innocence and the darkness that is inside all of us which comes out only when we are most desperate.

Notes

The author ended the novel on a very dark note.