'Lord Of The Flies' By William Golding: Chapter Analysis

The novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding is a fantastic yet dark story about boys who become marooned on an island which is broken into three parts. The first section is when the protagonist, Ralph and a group of children, arrive on the island with everything seeming to be like a paradise at first. The plot begins when of the boys’ arrive to find a dead parachutists who landed on the island, and soon all laws of nature and ethics cease to apply. In the final section of the book, there is no happy ending; the novel turns from the children being in blissfulness to losing all sense of order, furthermore ending up becoming savage. The story starts off with a bunch of the boys stranded on a tropical island. This is a perfect post for a group of minors to have tons of fun doing what they wished. The boys had no adult supervision and didn’t have to worry about getting in trouble from their parents. According to a quote stated the book, "When the little kids landed, they
He no longer hesitated to do so nor did the other boys. “She squealed and bucked and the air was full of sweat and noise and descent and terror. Roger ran save the lot, prodding with his fingers whenever pig’s body appeared. Jack was on top of the sow, and he lunged downward with his knife into its throat.” Also quoted from the story, “Roger uncovered a lodgment for his point and began to push ‘till he was leaning with his whole weighting. The spear moved forward inch by inch all the while as the terrified squealing became high-pitched screeching. Then Jack had broken through the throat and the hot blood spouted over his hands. The sow collapsed under them and the boys were heavily fulfilled upon her.” This quote displays how much Jack and the other boys changed from first arriving on the island; they were first afraid of killing a pig, but now they thought it was one of the most enjoyable things to do on the