Lord Of The Flies Book Report

“Splash!”, the rescue ship finally approached the shore. All of the boys clamored about how excited they were to finally be home in London. Each boy stated their name and address to the naval officer. There was something about the name of Ralph’s dad. It seemed awfully familiar to the naval officer. It finally struck the officer after reviewing his memory over and over again. Of course! The officer recognized that Ralph’s dad was in the navy with him. The naval officer brought all of the children to the London city hall with the exception of Ralph. The staff at the hall were kind enough to look after the children until the officer returned. Ralph was brought to a naval base at which his father reported too. They were finally reunited! Of course, this

Jack and Ralph have a huge falling out and Jack decides to form his own tribe. ”I’m going off by myself.” (Golding 127). After Jack goes off by himself, his tribe hunts down a pig and removes its head. The head was then mounted on a stick as an offering to the beast in exchange for peace. Although Simon isn’t part of Jack’s tribe, he wanders off into the woods and stares at the pig head. Simon, being the outcast that he is, hallucinates and hears the pig talk. The pig is known as “The Lord of the Flies”. “We are going to have fun on this island!” “Or else” “We shall do you?” (Golding 144). Simon is clearly threatened by his own imagination. When Simon wakes up after passing out, he walks away from the head for a while. He later tramples upon the dead parachuter. He then realizes that there is no real beast. While dragging the parachuter back to the Campsite to prove the lack of a beast on the island, he interrupts a chant initiated by Jack’s tribe and is killed. It is a moment in which the boys are truly indulged by their dance and are vulnerable to violence. “Simon’s dead body moved out toward open sea." (Golding 154). After this event