Lord of the Flies, a brief summary

The story takes place during World War II. A plane evacuating a group of English boys from a war in Britain was shot down over a deserted tropical island far away from the civilization. There weren't any grown-up survivers so a group of boys were forced to manage on their own and try to survive.

Ralph first met Piggy, who became the logical one of the group, and they found a conch in a lagoon on the island. Then, when Ralph blew the conch, all the other boys came to him, and he was chosen as the leader. For a while they enjoyed this new freedom, nature and the world with no responsibilities but Ralph’s aim was to form a society similar to the one they left behind and he established rules regarding the conduct of meetings, shelters and other important activities. A boy named Jack was the main opposition to Ralph, the leader of the choirboys, who also wanted to be the chief but no one voted for him. Ralph showed his diplomatic skills by mak...