Summary Ralph hides in the jungle and thinks miserably about the chaos that has overrun the island. ... Then Ralph smells smoke and realizes that Jack has set the jungle on fire in order to smoke him out. ... The officer tells the boy that his ship has come to the island after seeing the blazing fire in the jungle. ... After the war, Golding resumed teaching and started to write novels. ... Much of the novel is allegorical, meaning that the characters and objects in the novel are infused with symbolic significance that conveys the novel's central themes and ideas. ...

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

The two books share a great deal in common, especially in tone and theme. ... William Golding's own experiences with a devastated world led in part to the dark picture of humanity painted in his novel. ... He describes the conditions in the jungle as "Thick- and "Sluggish-. ... This determinism is exhibited as Marlow sits in the jungle, helpless, as he waits for rivets to come to repair his ship. ... The impressionist movement greatly inspired Conrad and led to the vivid language used to create the deeply disturbed tone of the novel. ...

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