In the book The Lord of the Flies, William Golding relates the story of a group of English school boys stranded on an island. The island paradise quickly collapses into a chaotic, horrible scene. ... The story itself is a parody of the classic British children's story Coral Island by R. ... In this story, three boys, Ralph, Jack, and Peterkin, find themselves marooned on an island. ... Do you see the story? ...

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Summary Ralph hides in the jungle and thinks miserably about the chaos that has overrun the island. ... Golding's use of irony in the last chapter blurs the boundary between civilization and savagery and implies that the two are more closely connected than the story has illustrated. ... "Lord of the Flies" tells the story of a group of English schoolboys marooned on a tropical island after their plane is shot down during a war. ... Although Golding's story is confined to the microcosm of a group of boys, it resounds with implications far beyond the bounds of the small island and exp...

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• Grade Level: High School