The story starts off when two boys, Piggy and Ralph meet. Piggy is an overweight child with glasses, while Ralph is a good looking and fit kid. The name Piggy comes is a name kids called him at school. It seems as though Piggy has had a rough life, from being bullied to the death of his parents. Piggy does not appreciate the nickname, but Ralph takes no mercy. Ralph's father is in the Navy, and Ralph thinks that he will save them. Piggy's intelligence shines right away, when they find a seashell and they decide to blow into it to summon the other boys on the island. "We can use this to call the others. Have a meeting," is what Piggy had stated when they found the conch. After everyone was summoned, the meeting was held. They decided to choose a leader, Ralph was chosen. Jack, who is top dawg in the choir, wanted to be leader; but instead only commands the choir. Jack, Ralph, and Simon went off to explore the rest of the island, while they made Piggy stay back and collect names. On the voyage Jack had missed a kill on a piglet. I believe that Jack was not ready to take the life of something living and see the flesh tear. Jack vowed that he would not miss his next kill.
I believe the setting of this story is on an island by the way the autor has described the contour of the land along with all of the reefs along the beach. The imagery used gives the reader a good image of a tropical island. By the vocabulary used by the kids, you can infer that they come from a region/country in Europe.
A few questions popped up while I was reading. I wondered how the kids survived but the plane was in scraps. Along with the fact that no adults had survived the plane crash.
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