“Lord of the Flies” le Story in Brief : 2 Tat ote fhe conf bk fwossfeyeesi A Boy Wi pois Mate, 0d 8 Vory Bat Boy ()c; of nde i ae a, was Cle Cs O Sen began to alk towards the igi He ee the foot of the rock, a lp fat boy, wearing thick spectacles. "The fat hoy soot Joined by a very Yard with the fair boy. The fair boy said that started 8 conversation on which there were no Btown-up persons, Th ‘Were_on an island ups on the island was a source of much ‘deli ee * of grown- The fat boy “asked where the pilot of the aeroplane. way fai boy. ; boy replied that the pilot must have flown off after having det ict 4 4 the passenger-tube from .the plane and iti “op to the earth. The pilot must have found it idnponibie Ld and te must therefore have flown away. The fair boy asked what might have happened to the passenger-tube out of which they had both managed to come out. The fat boy replied that the storm had dragged the passenger-tube into the sea and that there might still be some boys trapped in that passenger-tube. The Circumstances Under Which the T rd Met v2 he, fair boy’s name was Ralph; while the fat boy's name’ was Piggy These two boys weré among a large number of boys who Were being evacuated from England to some safer country because a nuclear war had broken out in Europe.’ On the way the aircratt carrying them had been attacked by an enemy PI tneterwie and had caught fire. ‘The pilot had thereupon detached tf is passenger-tube carrying the boys and had lowe ah to ae id on the island below while he had binset ho ae Meet whatever fate. might be in store for, him. Moet nied in the passenger-tube had escaped from it whet i Co teey and had run away helter skelter.) The boys had thas got Teter he ‘tee and none of them ‘hate circumstances that the fair bay called Rese, It was we poy called Piggy and thet the 3738 tohp or tue ruil two entered into a conversation. The fat did. not want his name Piggy to become Moy ford Ralph thar , On the island. He also said that he suffered from frequtees),‘k Cf asthma and that he had been wearing spectacles nee sit of three because of his extremely weak eyesight. .Both z the ap, Piggy now wondered where the other boyy, might, be. alph ang mbifve 7 The Coming Together of All the Bo¥e’ie ell: “10 the Cone, Coney Just then Ralph discovered a strange object lyin; »\p mse. Piggy told him that this object ami" sche eae GPR one could blow upon it and produce a loud sound. Piegy they taught Ralph how to blow upon the conch-shell. Ralph went a blowing upon the conch and producing several short blasis of sound. A large number of boys* now appeared at the spot where Ralph had blown the conch. All these boys, having got scattered on the island and having now heard the loud sounds of the conck, came in response to those sounds and were glad to have gol ah together. Among this large group of boys some were very small being hardly above six years, while others were older, their age Dap he BEING. On an average about ‘twelve years’ Ralph himself was jus of a few months over twelve years, Among the boys who had thu any‘ in flee Sathered in response, to tha, sounds of the conch were several sa choirsboys whosp, leader wag-Yack. The boys also included a pait h of twins called and@£ric.’ When the boys learnt the name Chiael of the fat boy, they all burst into loud laughter because they found the name Piggy to be very amusing. Jack, the leader ol| the choir-boy8, addressed Piggy as “Fatty”, and this name also amused the boys. a Ralph, Elected as the Chief, Exploration of the Island = _ Ralph suggested that they should choose a chief to gu. them all and to give orders. Jack offered himself as the chief, but! Ralph said that the chief should be elected by vote. The majority “of the boys were in favour of Ralph. Accordingly, Ralph declared that he would function as the chief. However, Ralph, said thal + Jack could céntinue to be the leader of his choi boys. Jact oC i+? accepted the.Verdict of the boys ‘and also Ralph's suggestion thal he should continue to be the leader of the choir-boys. Jack said that his choir-boys would henceforth be known as;'the hunters”. ‘A little later, Ralph, Jack, and a boy “alled "Simoff undertook 0 explore the island and to climb up to the top of the. mountait) ja'the distance in order to verify if they were really on an islan and also to make other discoveries abcut the island which migh! “The number of boys marooned on the island is not specified by thi} author at any point in the story. ” ITHE ctoky py Bane 9 . oe, : wt ed They slates Toten Menton an expedition, ae ¥ i of Fett oo et yn a 1 , 5 URES they ior aad was totally uninhabited, J is ci «8 pig ay Oo iteatng, Jack took out his knife an eh the espe’ 2” sq! he checked himself and 6 did not st; vis his companions that nex stab ing they) «, : he ay t time, if he inimal, lowever, <7" ig, he would not hesi Sot an opportunity 2” |, 0 ait wie resolve, he dis bate ce it order to give —Z~ Fopoint "0 Ws tree-trunk, - [mportance of the Conch ree, Simon were b Ralph, Jack, and © now back at the place wh poys had previously assembled and discussed thelr situation, 4 h blew the conch again, in order to summon all the boys to sae meeting. Ralph then informed the a pas Une Satheriog that th ¢ on an uninhabited island, that there were a hop ea Hf om and no people to be scen anywhere. Then Jack spoke and id that he had wanted to killa pig on the way but had ig from doing so. He added that next time he would not to kill a pig. He then slammed his knife into a tree-trunk \Gin order to confirm what he had said. Ralph then said that they 22 t have certain rules to conduct these meetings. He said that Shoe wanting to address the gathering should firs: ask for the, bt h. Anyone wanting to speak would be given the conch, and eepald then start speaking, with the conch in his hands. ee then offered a word of comfort to his listeners by saying ae was a good island and that it was a wonderful island ro ise there was plenty of food and water available here and ease they could all have a good time. The boys felt happy to hear this and said that their adventure reminded them of a sel as Treasure Island, Swallows and Amazons, and Coral Island. The Need to Light a Fire on the Mountain-Tep or ide At this point, a small boy, having @ bith ee aid of his face, said that he had seen a (bentt ot i here could be that he had felt scared, But Ralph declared that re ls 0 0 beastie or snake-thing on a small island Ue Seg but that ‘aid that they were sute to be rescued from ‘on the island where they must adjust themselves to the conditions OF oe Soutd come, they might have to stay for a long time. might be rescued by & ut it might not come very soon. They MUL coer to attract Putting ship, he said. He then suggested (NA) "te" ruse light attention of the sailors of a passing SHIP TE Ne coud fon the mountain-top so that the smo!n ri) LokD oP trie Fited ; | bod CyB sp catch the notice ‘of the sailors. At this point Jack, ianeatinaye initiative from Relph, shouted to the boys to follow ss ie mountain-top sb that they could light a fire there. The wat! crowd of boys thereupon followed Jack who hastily walked ay"! towards the mountain. Ralph and Piggy now found th alone. They had no choice but to folleey Jnck esa | Jack's Promise of Cooperation With Ralph ‘After climbing to the mountain-top, Jack ordered the bo, fo collect some fuel-wood from the forest on the other side the mountain, Accordingly, a huge pile of fuelwood was “mag, by the boys. But nobody had a match-box to light the fire. 3, this time Ralph and Piggy had also arrived at the Mountain-toy, Suddenly Jack Suggested that Piggy’s spectacles should be Used ay ‘burning glasses” to light the fire. Now Ralph once again assume, the leadership and, taking Pigey’s spectacles from Piggy, focussey the sup-tays on some dry wood and succeded in lighting a fr The spectacles were then quickly taken back by Piggy because his eyesight was so weak that without the: spectacles he could nothing. Ralph now said that this fire must. be kept burning aj the because a ship might pass close to the island at any time and because the ship would come to their rescue only if the sailors on that ship saw the smoke rising upwards from somewhere a the island. Jack then made speech in response to wher Ralph had said. Jack expressed his agreement with Ralph, saying that as they were all civilized persons, they must have rales and must obey them, as had been suggested by Ralph. They boys, he said, and the English were best at everything. So they must do the right things. After all, they were not’ he said. Then, turning to Ralph, he that his hunters ‘would undertake the responsibilit the fire burning all ¢ time. Piggy spoke next. He said that they must take fa a decided to build a number of huts of long the beach. After two hh ts had been erected, the ys had lost all interest in this task. The result was that onl” Ralph aud Simon had been Working to build the third hut. Relpt Row expressed his dissatisfaction to Jack: Ralph pointed out thatTHE brORY th nny jack was taking no ing . 4 jnfons NOW {Ook pleed MEE in bui of fin order to get meat tc foners 10 find igs ang heme vat main priorities shoyy, lown, even Jack in-top burning all » first, Hs Ralp) ina tha tain-top | al + ce n t mmeen Meanwhile, the little boys ie, a, accongt™® fire on the nzittluns” continued to feel ‘attai e ea saake me ok the istan Sines tte 0 REMC OF a be armepber of JaGKs choi, had rant ° P84 originany gee’ sometimes at night, and sitting dow’, a sects ia some time in complete solitude ge'yet& Boy nit $0t to spend ot mystical temperament, 8 philosophical A Golden Opportunity, Lost Oy Account of Jack's The boys had now ‘ life on the island from dawn to 4 jthythm of often went back to their old lite (yk Ho Among tie noua who had come to be known as the “Biguns”* were Toad a Maurice, both of whom often took Pleasure in teasin, ites a boys. These two big boys would have done a lot of mischi rn order to harass the small ones ; but their Memory of ith it dscgined and chlized lie in England prevented see, thi too far in their mischie! ‘making. In the meantime J; able to track the pigs in the fee olved a atecee se hunt them down. He had decided to neitnt; i white clay, and charcoal, in order to mask Pig-Hunting efforts and attention were now directed to Pig-hunting. One day he did succeed ir his effort and was able, with the help of his hunters, to kill a pig. But just when Jack and his hunters were chasing pigs,-a ship had happened to pass close to the island. Ralph looked hopefully towards the mountain-top, thinking that the smoke from there would attract the attention ‘of the sailors on the ship. But, to his dismay, Ralph found that there was no fire on the mountain-top and no smoke. The ship continued on Xf course and soon afterwards was lost to view. Ralph now felt matey with Jack who had failed to keep his Promise of Maintaining the fire on the mountain-top all the time. 4 0 fe apbortunity for being rescued had been lost on account of Jacl “Scorption in pig-hunting, le * Heck, 'y Ralph and Piggy. Jack's Reaction | * ing ‘exditant in his jewten Jack returned with a slain pig, feeling onan the “ievement, Ralph scolded him for his feilure tonp OF an FLIeS | <4 that he had nesded all his i said ther re had gone Out, they ited that a golden opportunity 0 . aplpecause of Jack 4 neclisence tere 10. CH agdin. RO been ause Or iaiat, genes vot cing rescutt any heed (0 Ea ir the boys to eat. Now ie to et MEO een negligent in the matter nt be ha "rack for havine icey from the very start, lost at be BO scolded Jae dislikes gy from spectacles fell off Pings, tie, Jacks WE, ‘blow to PIBBY, ‘proken. Piggy complained his temper, 8" wo glasses 10 vat to see with. However, Jack Bits‘one of he Wet oly, OR? ctoy for his failure to have kept that be bad BO pologized f° Revning all the, time. The pigs ° ards FGuntain-top Darrand everybody got meat to i had all been craving for relished ed only on fruit and on an ad liversud of his achievement in . Jack, fet After eating the meat, the boys eat to the DOYS AT of mock-hunt. Maurice ance and started 9 Ctners formed a circle round | began 419 fo. be the Pid» WANE TA." they danced, they chanted — Pa 10 OS pl her throat | Bash her | ended °° still the ‘pig | Cut | Bash he ree acre the only ones not to participate in | in.” nd Piggy this Raval excitement. 10) at 2 Meeting of the Boys ‘The Speeches, Made i boys and made a Ralph now called another meeting tthe need to Keep te long, speech. He imprntain-top in order that the smoke might fire burning on the mountain-top in 01 ed the boys not to feel | tinue to rise from it. He also urged the boy that frightened by imaginary dangers. He then deplored the. i that things were breaking up on the island. What he sean vering. | the sense of discipline among the boys was greatly toon the Then Jack spoke and declared that there was no beas Piggy .island and that the Littluns should not feel afraid of anything. hing spoke next. He too declared that there was no beast and n0 o to be afraid-of.: Life was a scientific affair, Piggy said. Hower one of the Littluns, by the name of Phil, said that he had S77 something. big’ and horrid moving among the trees at ae Gnother Litt, by the name of Percival, sajd that the beast fr, out ofthe water. Simon now spoke and said that ind not oe oa ves ind tot Bee beast, but that the beast was within thems Jack, Defiant Towards Ralph On this oceasi . “| bad berome'g pansion Jack snubbed Pj In facts ea habit with Jack to soub Piney ee eae H eidTHE STORY iy pause 1, speaking out of t . to Ja Jack's speaking wipon th jected 10 Peaking with is occas; objeat now Jack spoke defiantly ‘oa the core tho al in his a0 d call jatform and cal led upon all th ot Ralph, Piggy, the boy: poys Omer hi ggy, and Simon fol low him. aga, pee he gt a u . thes 4 igey : EC some grown-ups on the Late mee YS wth ind Simon ide them, 4 “Beast”, Seen By Sam and Eric Is S to folly ack then left One night the twins (Sam ar i he fire and keep it burning on ne ie) ere on fell asleep. At dawn, when they opened Ma op, strange sight aa distance of about fifteen yards f They saw a hy dled figure swaying forwards nad rom them. Actually, this figure was the dead body of an air pilot ackwards, Acthe strings of his parachute, But the twins mistook the fear for a beast and, feeling terrified, fled from the mountai e figure rushed down to the shelters. untain-top and duty to feed but they both eyes, they saw a A Futile Search For the Supposed Beast The twins reported to Ralph and the others that they had seen the beast on the mountain-top. A meeting was called by Ralph and it was decided, at Jack’s suggestion, that the beast should be chased and hunted down. An expedition consisting of all the Biguns was then got ready to go and search for the beast. Piggy was left bebind to look after the Littluns in the absence of all the Biguns. A prolonged and extensive search was then made by the group of Biguns: for the beast, but the search did not yield any fruit. Simon's Assurance to Ralph is continued. The search for the beast reported by the twin: Simon told Ralph privately that the latter would certainly get back to where he had come from. What Simon meant was that Ralph would certainly be able to return to England safe and some Ralph felt puzzled by Simon’s feeling of self-assurance and said that Simon was “batty”. But Simon repeated that Ralph would surely get back home. In 4 reminiscent mood Ralph tl one te his childhood-days when he used to live with his parents. Ralph saw a wild animal rushing towards Bit ihe ani action to defend himself by throwing ® spo at thea ht fiimal was wounded but it managed t ay. Ree animal * ee illed the beast but Jack pointed © isisJack's (RevoitlAgainst Ralph LoRD OF THB PLrss 44 the Beast on the Mountain-Top ‘Seca mar a to play, a, game which was a Kind Tie bors ee Robert pretended that heiwee t _ pig 10 by mock-huat for 2 pig. Med a circle ‘round Ra ert an Ae fan Soe ei, OEY vn iy at sbower blow: , Sbouting * anted to pl Bash him in” Rober ad Med hitting him in Tight earnest Te found that the bor that Robert extricated er between Ralph with great i jnor quarrel naw CP ea between 8 pt | Seite boys. A. il0r SUP asked Jack: “Why, do, yu) and ck, fyi Jack gave 10 FDI TG cided to climb to the hate me 7” But Jack &2°9 Roger now decided to chimp, 10, the resume pin oder t0 100k 05 TNE Poy, jack. volunteee | mountain-top i? Trountain more than halt wey ee climb till b bad climbed sep all alone. He then. soniine toc ill be fo cima tO ee Op ‘After a little while Jack Fr one ae ta | i reached the fa that he had seen something bulging on 7 or nntain-lOP and that this something aunt bey Cae moon aia ips climbed to the top together. TREY iY 8 ee ianel hump ‘and felt terrified because the hump looked The three Uae sitting asleep ‘with its en The thee boy were now sure that wha oH they all rushed back. Jack, and Roger All the boys felt scared when Ralph, . ir experience to them. Piggy was the one to feel most Darra eae ow asked Ralph if his (ack’s) hunters could do nothing in this difficult situation, Ralph replied that Jack’s hunters were only boys armed with mere sticks and that they would be helpless in fighting against the beast. Jack felt offended with Ralph for speaking thus about his hunters. Jack now took the | conch in his hands and blew it in order to call an assembly, even though he had no authority to do so. Addressing the assembly, | Jack told them that Ralph had expressed an adverse opinion about | the hunters, Jack then went on to say that he did not think Ralph to be a proper kind of leader, and that actually Ralph was & coward. Ralph and Jack now looked at each other angrily. Jack then told the assembly that Ralph was not a hunter atl that Ralph would never have got any meat for the boys. Ralph mercly gave orders and expected others to obey him without questioning, Jack said. Tears now came into Jack's eyes. He ceclared that he was not going to cooperate with the bo! sat “hat he Was going eee Rah as their chief, Jack th leave Ralph ae ee an at, in case they wanted this, Jack Tete Bo Told Raat) Would welcome them. Sayist | ‘e8y told Ralph that they could manage withov! | | |THB stony ty — aay then lighted & fitg 4s spots MEhantain-top in ones" 9 the iat, io in view of the {0 light a qror™ Pecause going oe? phis point it was discoverss(,tt® beast on mS, Ut Of the too. At fonget Present at ther @ Chat Maurice, gat Mountain. gett a seay in OTder to join Tage MttiNg. Evidense Md Roger Bit et jon Jack," ME Ate i yd i er 7 ‘gift For the Beast ; and Simon’ Haltuctaation simon, who had no liking fo, . gent into the fest to spend some time in ene Quietly teft and gpot which had berome jis favourite haunt. Ralph ene ree Heft alone, With nly the twins andthe itu yea! rae. J ost i ir sid ied his hunters to the spot wee 'guns away from Ralph, head, sti i was meant 28 an offering to the beast. He said | Thine for the beast. It’s a gift.” Jack and his boys then left thi taking the slain pig with them to be roasted. was Tet ees means of lighting a fire, he took two of the hunters with him and raided. Ralph's camp from where they snatched away two burning branches from the fire which Piggy had lighted close to the platform. Jack and his hunters then returned to their own camp where they roasted the meat of the pig which they had killed. In the meantime Simon, who had witnessed, from his hiding place, the killing of the pig and the offering of its head to the beast was staring at the pig’s head. It seemed to Simon that the pig’s head had assumed the form of the Lord of the Flies and was now speaking to him. The Lord of the Flies told Simon that he was part of all the boys and that he would tot permit anything to go right with them. The Lord of the Flies then warned Simon to go away from this spot and to join the ie boys. Simon was so scared by this terrible hallucination that fainted, Simon's Discovery of the Parachatist's Dead Body When Simon recovered consciousness, he decided to climb to the Mountain-top in order to ascertain whether there really was net there. He took this decision, because he did not believe hit any beast existed on the island. Simon's view was that the | jaut etisted within the boys themselves ; and this view of Simon’s zi confirmed by ‘the hallucination which Simon had ex- Petienced, Accordingly, Simon climbed to the mountain-top wheretor OF THE FLIES 46 ing. Flies hed collected around this yy, Ul humped ei terward ‘and saw she ky tom i a are. SIMON, crthen understood the station . He Tat =i ; fig rachis es areas, Scare ey Ree % cas body sf, vgead ‘body be felt it necessary to convey a baci ‘ far t soo ‘as possible in or exit ree the ey Bre ye Uo an thei feat fe feeling extremely Cred. even thot ce ; Now the Head of # ‘Tribe i Tack, time Jack and his hunters ‘had roasted the ‘ In the ae ‘eating it with great relish. Jack had aha meat and ‘were ibs supporters ‘also to come and partake i fh and Ralpl Jack, Piggy and the twins had also come to st. Accordingly, had been craving. When everyhs, the mat for which CYT gressed the meeting and spoke af) had eaten to his fl ed and killed a pig and having obtain, achievement in Pave Ea now experiencing a sense of pe ar t Si of superiority. He then asked the gathering hoy and a fering OF P5ing to join his tribe. He said that he: hey ey, ven meat to everybody and that in future his hunter ee tect them all against the beast. Ralph at this point spot would protert fat he was the clected chief of the whole group ant and claime‘hecetsry to keep the fire buraing on the island so'as ty produce smoke. Running after pig-meat was not the first priority, Said Ralph. Jack ignored Ralph's objection and repeated his question as to how many of the boys would join his tribe. Some of the boys spoke, expressing their willingness. Another Mock-Hunt. Simon, Killed The roar of thunder was now heard, whereupon Jack declared that they would have a dance. The dance began, and with it ¢| mock-hunt, The boys formed a circle, and this time Roger preter del that he was the pig. The boys began to chant the usual words Ee a the beast ! Cut his throat ! Spill his blood !" The mock-hun! aif foeentinved till at last Roger ceased to be the pig até himselt bee i Dow vent yo, Of the hunters, The centre of the cite Wi of tt ¢ it time a figure was rawling ov! i ibe ae ant MM Simon Coming fem: the muna seen was a that there wae no beast and that what the! he could break thy "Ne, dead body of a parachutist. But, defo? continuing their chant ’ee,,*?: them, the boys surrounded. his thins about a dead men si@O2 tried’ his utmost to shout som! rio and “now ihe AME OR the mountascton, kat the cht Mg Bin t'bethe ‘bey’ poeSAR to attack Simon vice + Blow after blow fell upon Sim" ~THE stony Brier y, Set Simon was Wifes, "S2° the crowd, ju off yed east, although Jack, noyCoY® thought thi ue, blows eoted (Oe tit was Simon who hrwPh. Piggy. and at, they had Mize oss of the parachute oe been keiled. The! pe, others rr, den ind‘ ind the dead bo ame night i doy the wind and the waves respectively im te mon we C ”, 1. ok, Now the Chief. Pigey's Spectactes, Snatched A Ralph and Piggy had left Jack’: 4a way id not have enough boys to collect fuel-wood from the jhile going tO sleep that night Raiph had all kinds or fants ating through his head. On their side, Jack and his hunters had iyo means of lighting a fire in order to Toast pig-meat. Jack, ioc mpanied by Maurice and Roger, now raided Ralph's camp once slagain, This time they snatched away Piggy’s spectacles and went sJawey feeling proud of their having come into possession of the iJmeans of lighting a fire. Ralph and Piggy at first thought that the sraiders had come to take away the conch but soon Piggy realized sithat his spectacles had been taken away. Without his spectacles s|Pigey could hardly see anything. “Piggy, Killed When Ralph and his companions got up in the morning, they found that their fire had gone out completely. They faced a real i iptoblem now because, with Piggy’s spectacles taken away, they were ‘Jin no position to produce any smoke which could serve as a signal |to the sailors of a passing ship. The other problem was that Piggy ‘Jcould not see beyond a couple of feet without his spectacles. ‘Now all the boys in Jack’s camp treated Jack as the chief. Ralph Sldeplored this fact not only because Jack had been responsible for ‘\the death of Simon and for having taken away Piggy's spectacles Wout also because Jack did not bother about the possibility of P\rescue and did not maintain any fire and smoke to attract the Yattention of the sailors of a passing ship. As Piggy was feeling chyetberate without ‘his spectacles, one glass of which had already en broken on a previous occasion by Jack’s violence, Piggy said zat he would go to Jack’s camp in order to get back his specta- tin; Ralph and the twins agreed to accompeny Pigey and support ‘Tevet his demand, All the four then trudged to Jack’s camp, | though Piggy, who could not see anything beyond a couple of ai]omp oF 78.7.5 it was eok's camp, it was caching Jack's cP aiph the others.. Reactint spectacl f Jack teal feet, had to be led OY A tara of, Vploody thief. Jack, react Ral Tee a swine, and a boot she ero boys graprned i : rds Piggy 39), Sac! h’s denunciati lows: Soon a! is tribe. Pig, violet 0 and receiving ble to Jack’ and hits attention his mi everybody tion, ta ech hen ad Tui ral, htt took, tora Jock and bis savages that they. Pte Pee which cou, re a . wing like “a. the necessary ing Pigs ang were oO the rules = stead of mer heed stood Trad to their being resened, Hi infuriated Jee iad devised ay: creating confusion. Piss) HOt ever_ which . d_ go crashing down: Roger with his band on tock. which woe ated the rock. The means of releasing, © “Tirious mood, Roger d struck Piggy. The wards. Seeing Jack ip # ro with great force ‘a thousand fragcent monstrons rock, went (was shattered inte (elton a cont aa forty feet and landed on his back in the sea. Hi Heal was eplit open, and the My was carried by the waves far aim Sack now shouted poate Rape a Jack “saying these the sea. ie chief, sao precaat eae! a happened. Ralph was 20 vom at Ralph, wounding him, oe ha words, a the twins seized and tied up. The twins lay helpless: already it if ph fled from where he Stood, ao ormeh go ths tes ma told them in a threatening pt aly that they had no choice but to join Jack's tribe. Ralph's Predicameat Ralph had now hidden himself in the forest. His whole | body had been scratched and bruised during his flight through the forest. He was not at this time very far from the Castle Rock where Jack had his ‘headquarters’ in den. Some of Jack’s savages were now scouring? the forest to look for Ralph. It save himself only by ing t aad a perce Femanted to tell Jack thar hy yCOmng ip. rdingly, he Ii i through the forest towards Jack's camp.” In the! enciee the Pparney, he saw the pig's bead which Jack had stuck on a sti. fant e, Pier hit out -at the skull q ee Pine at him, The skull was broken ‘inzo sue and held he ae ott ek on which the skull had been anay from this spot. He felt to oat hand. Then he movedTHE STORY IN Brier 49 emed t0 him a source of greater fear than Jack's savages, om Sounds were coming from behind the Castle Rock. iph s1a0lf thot Jack’s savages were chanting the familiar words : “Kill reilst| Cut his throat ! Spill his blood I Evidently, the tribe hunt of the beast, i t tock. He recognized ‘Sam and Eric. It was evident that the twins too had ind were now guarding the Castle Rock ‘Ost Ralph. Sam and Eric had become Savages like the rest ; st hattered into fragments. ipa now climbed up to the Rock and spoke to the twine, Tie arned Ralph that his life wa them. THY Vhsearch for him in orderees had ort ck was a terror and that Roger t that Jack ister. However, the twin gave a chunk of pig-meat to ike hag he was feeling very hungry. Thus, warned by the \ Ralph Ralph parted company with them and stole into the thicket twins, below. is in danger because Jack eize him. The twins said foo had become a terror alph on the Run Ralph was now feeling extremel 4, Then he fell asleep. When he woke up at dawn, he found aa Jack's savages were carrying out a search for him. Then he Feard the sound of a big tock crashing, deme tee nke ground tom above. Evidently the rock had bees pushed “dot swe in order to crush Ralph if possible, Fortunately, Ralph was not hit y the rock. Ralph now ran to escape being seized by Jack’s avaget, But he did not know where to go. Should he climb a tree or should he wait to force his way through the cordon which jack's savages would form in order to encircle him? Either way, i @ truce with the but time was short. Once again i once more if Piggy had been with him, Piggy would have suggested some wi ly weary. He longed for a ‘ay out because Piggy could always arse some scheme, He now felt afraid lest his mind should me paralyzed and he be i fire, Evidently Jack's intention was to smoke Ralph out of the at The fi ming nearer and nearer. Ralph’ then dered what Jack and the savages came 30 close to Ralph oma Pa ad no choice bur tee Ge fellow and throw him *Perately vite, a spear flew past him. He began to run together. Then suddenly he fo fire was co talph his savages would do to him in case ftught him. One of thou? Sound. But there were others coming towards him, savages chasing him. He forgot his hungerLORD OF THE FLIES 50 and his thirst, and became an embodiment of fear. | apaunued their chase. The fire was HOW spreading ot itty forest. Then Ralph, who had already emerged from the fo; ver had run close to the beach, stumbled and fell down, c Fest ang mercy. Tying fy, A British Naval Officer to the Reseae Looking up, Ralph saw, not the savages, but iti: officer in full “uniform. The officer was Maccemanae cen Taya which was sailing past the island. The officer had seen ihe rising from the forest (which had been set on fire by Smoke savages) and had come to the island in a small boat y Jack’, if anybody was in distress. By this time al at to find oy had arrived there and halted close to the offi other boys toy could not imagine what had been h enoficer, the Office being told that there were no grown. appening on this island, Q, Senate ihe (obtest “remarked that, re aoa ie thn he jad merely been i ‘0. him tl Ballantyne’s novel Coral Mond, Te the events described a i. te pas a body was shaken by shade torfow from Ralph ears, all the Littlu Ts Of grief. weeping for “‘the end. of 3 ieee to weep and sob. ered