Lord of the Flies Chapter summaries
Chapter 1 | The book begins with a tall and handsome twelve-year-old schoolboy exploring the jungle. He meets a second boy of … |
Chapter 2 | Ralph and the others return from their exploration. Ralph blows the conch to call everyone together and tell them … |
Chapter 3 | A week passes. Jack is hunting a pig alone in the jungle. Jack tracks the wild pig and aims his spear at him, but … |
Chapter 4 | Everyone starts adjusting their lives according to the island. They start calling younger boys “Littluns” and older … |
Chapter 5 | Ralph goes to the beach and thinks about what he has to say. He blows the conch. Everyone comes and sits there, … |
Chapter 6 | One night, an air battle takes place far away from the island, but none of the children wake from their sleep. One … |
Chapter 7 | Ralph takes a rest on the mountain, comparing his current situation to his life in England and wondering how this … |
Chapter 8 | Everyone returns to the shelter. Ralph describes the beast they saw on the mountain. Piggy does not believe that … |
Chapter 9 | Simon recovers and gets up after his encounter with the Lord of flies. He runs back to the mountain to tell them … |
Chapter 10 | The next day, Ralph and Piggy discover that all of the biguns have left the camp and joined Jack. Now, they remain … |
Chapter 11 | Now, only a few boys remain in Ralph's camp. They need Piggy's glasses to light the signal fire. Piggy asks Ralph … |
Chapter 12 | Ralph escapes from Jack, but he is injured. He decides to spy on Castle Rock, as he knows Jack will come to kill … |
