Lord of the Flies is the story of a group of kids stranded on a desert island after their plane crashes. It is an adventure at the beginning of a new world war. The kids try to create a society by selecting a leader and doing everything they can to survive. It's all play without adult supervision until the island becomes a nightmare and their imagination comes to life. Everything becomes more realistic when the twins, Sam and Eric, find the body of the dead paratrooper hanging from a tree on the island. Then the boys declare that there is some kind of beast on the island and they must kill it to survive. Soon the boys revolt and kill Simon because he is mistaken for the beast. Jack then takes control of the group of boys and hunts down Piggy and Ralph. Then Roger pushes a boulder off the cliff and kills Piggy. The boys follow Ralph, who is the main character, and the boys began setting fire to the jungle in an attempt to flush Ralph out. Ralph then discovers that he has returned to the beach after collapsing from exhaustion. After looking up, he finds a naval officer standing over him. The officer saw the fire raging in the jungle from his ship at sea. Overwhelmingly Ralph explains what happened to the officer. He and the boys begin to cry because they realize that they are finally saved and are returning home. Symbolism is shown throughout the story, from little things like the seashell and Piggy's glasses. The pig's head is a huge symbol, which shows that the boys believe in the power of evil. In this book the main theme is civilization against savagery. The boys lose their civility and innocence when they go wild and kill Simon and Piggy. In Lord of the Flies, Golding analyzes the characters,...... in the center of the sheet......Cathy Falk. vol. 58. Detroit: Gale Research, 1990. Literary resources from Gale. Network. January 19, 2012.Slayton, Paolo. "The Motivations for Teaching William Golding's Lord of the Flies." Censored books: critical points of view. Ed. Nicholas J. Karolides, Lee Burress and John M. Kean. The Scarecrow Press, Inc, 1993. 351-357. Rpt. in Novels for Students. Ed. Diane Telgen. vol. 2. Detroit: Gale, 1998. Literary resources from Gale. Network. January 19, 2012.SparkNotes. Np, nd Web. 12 February 2012. 98. Literary Resources from Gale. Network. January 19, 2012.Townsend, RC "Lord of the Flies: Fool's Gold." The Journal of General Education. vol. 16. University Park, Pennsylvania: The Pennsylvania State University Press, 1964. 153-160. Rpt. in Contemporary Literary Criticism. Ed. Roger Matuz and Cathy Falk. vol. 58. Detroit: Gale Research, 1990. Literary resources from Gale. Network. January 19. 2012.