Lord of the Flies

Chapter 9 Ralph lay in a covert, wondering about his wounds. The bruised flesh was inches in diameter over his right ribs, with a swollen and bloody scar where the spear had hit him. His hair was full of dirt and tapped like the tendrils of a creeper. All over he was scratched and bruised […]

Chapter 8 Ralph was sitting with his conch in one of his hands. He was looking at the conch constantly.“Blow the conch,” said Piggy. “Blow as loud as you can.”The forests re-echoed; and birds lifted, crying out of the treetops, as on that first morning ages ago. Both ways the beach was deserted. Some littluns

Chapter 7 Ralph climbed on to the platform carefully. The coarse grass was still worn away where the assembly used to sit; the fragile white conch still gleamed by the polished seat. Ralph sat down in the grass facing the chief’s seat and the conch. Piggy knelt at his left, and for a long minute

Chapter 6 Over the island the build-up of clouds continued. A steady current of heated air rose all day from the mountain and was thrust to ten thousand feet; revolving masses of gas piled up the static until the air was ready to explode. By early evening the sun had gone and a brassy glare

Chapter 5 Piggy looked up miserably from the dawn-pale beach to the dark mountain.“Are you sure? Really sure, I mean?”I told you a dozen times now,” said Ralph, “We saw it.”“Did you think we’re safe down here?”“How the hell should I know?”Ralph jerked away from him and walked a few paces along the beach. Jack

Chapter 4 Here, on the other side of the island, the view was utterly different. The filmy enchantments of mirage could not endure the cold ocean water and the horizon was hard, clipped blue. Ralph wandered down to the rocks.Wave after wave, Ralph followed the rise and fall until something of the remoteness of the

Chapter 3 As a result of huge and explosive fire the grass was worn away in front of each trunk but grew tall and untrodden in the centre of the triangle. Then, at the apex, the grass was thick again because no one sat there. All round the place of assembly the grey trunks rose,

Chapter 2 All the boys had appointed Ralph their chief. All were happy with Ralph as their chief. Ralph had to decide the future course of action.He said “We’re on an island. We’ve been on the mountain top and seen water all round. We saw no houses, no smoke, no footprints, no boats, no people.

Chapter 1 Ralph was a British boy. One day, he along with his family was sailing. A violent storm took place and their ship was blown off ashore. When Ralph opened his eyes, he found himself on an island. The island was uninhabited. His family was nowhere to be seen. Now Ralph had no alternative