NOVEL NEWSLETTER LORD OF THE FLIES BY WILLIAM GOLDING Essential Questions: 1) How did the boys’ choices create or destroy civilization? 2) How does symbolism depict elements of civilization and elements of savagery? 3) How do foil characters emphasize/accentuate the plot of the story? 4) Why is it important not to let fear or savagery define us? Amazon Review: Lord of the Flies William Golding's classic tale about a to impose order and delegate hunters, he and Piggy have become the group of English schoolboys who are responsibility, there are many in their hunted: "He forgot his words, his plane-wrecked on a deserted island is number who would rather swim, play, hunger and thirst, and became fear; just as chilling and relevant today as or hunt the island's wild pig population. hopeless fear on flying feet." Golding's when it was first published in 1954. At Soon Ralph's rules are being ignored or gripping novel explores the boundary first, the stranded boys cooperate, challenged outright. His fiercest between human reason and animal attempting to gather food, make antagonist is Jack, the redheaded instinct, all on the brutal playing field of shelters, and maintain signal fires. leader of the pig hunters, who manages adolescent competition. --Jennifer Overseeing their efforts are Ralph, "the to lure away many of the boys to join Hubert boy with fair hair," and Piggy, Ralph's his band of painted savages. The chubby, wisdom-dispensing sidekick situation deteriorates as the trappings whose thick spectacles come in handy of civilization continue to fall away, until for lighting fires. Although Ralph tries Ralph discovers that instead of being .