Book Review on The Lord of the Flies

Title: The Lord of the Flies
Author: William Golding

A group of boys had dropped on a tropical island in the Pacific Ocean, their plane was shot down. A nuclear war had taken place and civilisation had been destroyed.

Ralph, a strong and likable blond, was delighted in the fact that there are "no grown ups" around to supervise them. Piggy, is fat, asthmatic, and without his glasses, he would be nearly blind, trails behind as Ralph explores the island. When they found a white conch shell, Piggy encourages Ralph to blow it. From then, Ralph used the conch shell to call the other boys. Among them was Jack Merridew, marching the boys' choir, military style, in the hot sun. There are also the twins, Sam and Eric, and Simon.

Ralph was elected as their person-in-charge. Then, Ralph, Jack and Simon went to explore the island. Jack decided to go hunting and provide food, however, his first attempt at killing a piglet failed.

When Henry was alone at the water's edge, Roger hid behind a palm tree. Some large nuts fell from the tree. He picked up a stone and threw it at Henry, aiming to miss, and he missds. He repeats this several times, making sure that Henry doesn't see him. There was something holding him back, so he did not hit Henry. He stopped when Jack called him away to hunt.

I greatly enjoyed this book. The story without the symbolism was emotional. Golding does a good job showing the emotional states of Ralph and Jack. We can see Ralph gradually losing hope and understanding the evil, and we can see Jack become power hungry and savage. The murders add a nice touch to the story since they are both dramatic and moving.