Lydia was then only 23 and looked like a sweet unspoiled girl, but there was a slight air of mystery about her. ... None of Lydia's boyfriends ever lasted ten minutes in this house. ... There was nothing. ... The status gods of Suburdia were properly propitiated. ... He talked it over with her, then they went to tell her father. ...

• Word Count: 5098
• Approx Pages: 20
• Grade Level: High School

Then Ralph smells smoke and realizes that Jack has set the jungle on fire in order to smoke him out. ... Ultimately, the boys' appalling savagery brings about the rescue that their coordinated and purposeful efforts were unable to achieve. ... After graduating from Oxford, he worked briefly as a theater actor and director, wrote poetry, and then became a schoolteacher. ... Ultimately, there is some validity to each of these different readings and interpretations of "Lord of the Flies." ...

• Word Count: 11237
• Approx Pages: 45
• Grade Level: High School