During World War II he served in the Royal Navy as commander of a rocket ship. ... In The Lord of the Flies, the boys are stranded on an island after being evacuated from a war zone. ... The boys fall from innocence represents the loss of innocence of all mankind that Golding saw during the war. ... In this story, three boys, Ralph, Jack, and Peterkin, find themselves marooned on an island. ... Golding uses the names of two of the boys as if to say "This is how things really would have happened."" ...

• Word Count: 4223
• Approx Pages: 17
• Grade Level: High School

A group of boys tries to fight their way into the thicket, but Ralph fends them off. ... " When he learns what has happened on the island, the officer is reproachful: how could this group of boys, he asks-and English boys at that-have lost all reverence for the rules of civilization in so short a time? ... He begins to sob, as do the other boys. ... In 1940, a year after England entered World War II, Golding joined the Royal Navy, where he served in command of a rocket-launcher and participated in the invasion of Normandy. ... Two of the boys, Ralph and Piggy, discover a conch shell on t...

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

With a little money and some expert tuning, these cars become "rice rockets- as they are known. ... This was started in the early 1990's by a crew of Asian American boys in Southern California. ... When these races are over, usually cut short by the cops, the racers reconvene at a location to party the night away. ...

• Word Count: 2631
• Approx Pages: 11
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School