Lord of the Flies Chapter Summaries
Chapter One ️️Through dialogue between Ralph and Piggy it is revealed that a nuclear war of
some sort has occurred and these private school boys were being evacuated when their plane when
down on this island. Ralph and Piggy make their way out of the ju...
Chapter One ✔️✔️Through dialogue between Ralph and Piggy it is revealed that a nuclear war of
some sort has occurred and these private school boys were being evacuated when their plane when
down on this island. Ralph and Piggy make their way out of the jungle to the beach and continue to talk.
Ralph is excited at the thought of having no adults and being on this island alone, he thinks it will be a
lot of fun. While going for a swim he finds a conch shell. Piggy tells him he can blow into it and use it as a
sort of calling device. He does and slowly more boys aged six to twelve emerge from the jungle.
The boys all meet and choose Ralph as a leader. Ralph appoints Jack and the choirboys the hunters while
Piggy is made the administrative assistant of sorts. He has to collect the names of the boys and make a
roster. Later Ralph, Simon and Jack tour the island and verify it is uninhabited. They spot a wild baby pig
and Jack tries to kill it but misses. He vows he'll get it next time.
Chapter Two ✔️✔️After returning from the excursion around the island Ralph blows the conch to call
a meeting. He starts to lay down a few rules but Jack continues to interrupt and then leads a charge up
the mountain to start a fire. The fire gets out of control and turns into a forest fire of sorts. Piggy gets
upset noting that they should have been more careful and thought more before setting such a large fire
where the littluns had been playing. He says they could have killed some of the little boys.
Ralph tries to place the blame on Piggy noting that he should have had a list of the boys done and
known where they were. If he had known all of this they wouldn't have been in danger. No one is really
listening, they are all trying not to face reality.
Chapter Three ✔️✔️Jack goes out on the hunt again and this time tracks the pigs. He returns
unsuccessful and upset at his inability to bring back a kill. Meanwhile Ralph and Simon work on creating
sturdy structures. Ralph thinks it is the most important thing that needs to be done and should be
everyone's priority. He is upset because all the boys promised to help but only Simon has done so.
When Jack returns he and Ralph butt heads about what is most important. Simon sneaks away to his
secret place in the jungle for some much needed alone time.
Chapter Four ✔️✔️The littluns play on the beach and build sandcastles. Two of the older boys,
Maurice and Roger return from the jungle and stomp through their sandcastles, destroying them. Jack
gets his group together and they paint their faces. He also coerces Sam and Eric into joining him even
though they are supposed to stay and tend to the fire.
Ralph spots a boat and is certain they will be rescued because they have had a signal fire going since the
first day. But Simon points out that there is no longer smoke rising from the mountainside. Ralph, Piggy
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