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Lord of the Flies Timeline

Man vs. Nature

Simon

Piggy

"Beastie"

A New Tribe

Ralph is Elected Chief

Priorities

Plane Crash

"Beastie" Once More

After the conch successfully reunites all the boys together, one of the very first things they do is elect a leader. Jack is the first to claim the position, however another boy, Roger, says they take a vote and in the end it is Ralph who becomes in charge. Although Ralph is quick to make Jack in charge of the choir boys to serve as hunters, the decision upsets the latter and this event most likely stems Jack's hostility towards the boy with fair hair in addition to their upcoming rivalry.

Just the night before, the group spotted the "beast"—the dead man with a parachute—and Jack uses Ralph's hesitation to approach the figure against him the next day during a meeting. (It is Jack who initiates this assembly.) He labels this as cowardice and declares on a vote whether or not to remove him as chief. To Jack's dismay, no one raises their hand. Angered, he runs off into the jungle, stating that he will start his own tribe and anyone is welcomed to join.

Piggy's glasses symbolize intellect and scientific/logical reasoning.

During the night, Ralph sneaks to castle Rock, where the twins tell him that Jack is going to hunt him down the next day. It is now morning and Ralph wakes to hear his enemy torturing one of to expose his location. To get him out of hiding, Jack sets the island on fire. It works and Ralph abandons his hiding place; he flees and fights off everyone. They begin to chase him and Ralph ends up onto the beach where he is greeted by an officer. Although setting the jungle on fire is a cruel act, it is what attracts the British naval officer to the location of the boys. Furthermore, it is ironic that it is this fire that leads him to the island rather than the rescue fire Ralph has been trying to maintain throughout most of the book.

Right at the very beginning, a major event that occurs is the plane crashlanding on an island due to a war that is taking place. This event is significant because it is the cause of the upcoming madness that is about to change the lives of all the young boys.

When Simon wakes up, he leaves his happy place and ends up on the mountain where he sees the dead parachutist. He remarks that they were mistaken—it is a human being and not a beast, which has caused havoc for the group. He begins to vomit at the sight of death but when he is finished, he untangles the man from the vines. He sees a camp fire from a distant which leads him to Jack's tribe and decides to tell everyone they had assumed wrong. Meanwhile, Ralph and Piggy are there as well to talk to Jack. The boys are having fun, eating and later begin to dance while chanting. Unfortunately, Simon arrives at the wrong time and his presence gets mistaken for the beast who the boys end up savagely killing him, Ralph and Piggy included during their frenzy. The storm mentioned throughout the chapter finally arrives, washing away Simon's body to the ocean.

While the group is sleeping, a dead parachutist lands on the island. Sam and Eric, who are "watching" the signal fire, wake up and discover the man. They frantically approach the rest of the group to tell them about their discovery thus the parachutist becomes mistaken for "beastie."

Jack and Ralph's first argument is over shelter and food. Furthermore, Ralph is frustrated him and Simon are the only ones building shelters. Their difference in priorities is what will later set them apart from one another. Jack rather hunt, while Ralph prefers to focus on shelter and keeping the rescue fire going.

While they are asleep, Jack's tribe invades Ralph's group and steals Piggy's glasses. This crisis prompts Ralph, along with Piggy and Samneric to confront Jack. In the process, of their confrontation, Roger throws a giant boulder which Ralph is able to dodge but ends up hitting Piggy, who falls to his death. Still in the same scene, the tension between the boy with fair hair and Jack become physical. The latter stabs Ralph with his spear and this is the peak of Jack's hatred, originating from the very first chapter of the book. The continuing vicious attacks on Ralph is what leads him into fleeing and abandoning the twins in Castle Rock, who are coerced into joining Jack's tribe.

A young boy with a mulberry birthmark on his face mentions he saw a snakelike monster, otherwise known as "beastie" during their next meeting. The mention of this hints about the boys' fear which later on causes the littluns to have nightmares and the biguns determine to hunt it down.

The Mountain Fire

The Almost Pig

Sobbing Children

W.T.F: Where's the Fire?

Discovery of the Conch

Tied Up

Just the Beginning

Lord of the Flies

Second the Best

As Jack struggles with catching food, he decides to disguise his face with charcoal and clay in hopes that his appearance will no longer frighten the animals. His idea works and is finally able to kill a pig. The hunters become caught up with hunting that they abandon their responsibilities towards the rescue fire. A ship passes by and misses their location. Ralph becomes upset in addition to Jack realizing his mistake and later hits Piggy, resulting in one of his lenses breaking.

The conch shell symbolizes order and authority that the boys recreated within their own society.

At the end of the first chapter, they see a pig which Jack attempts to kill but due to his hesitation, it escapes. His promise to not let hesitation stop him from killing the next time foreshadows his blood lust later on through the novel.

At Castle Rock, Jack has ordered for a boy, Wilfred, to be tied up and there is no apparent reason as to why. Jack beating up Wilfred for no reason highlights just how cruel he is; his behavior accents the savagery and blood lust within him.

After proclaiming himself chief, one of the first things Jack and his tribe accomplish is killing a sow. They stick its head on a stick, using it as a "gift" for the beast and call it "Lord of the Flies." On the other side, Simon decides to visit his happy place once again, however this time he spots the impaled head. He begins to stare at it and the figure seemingly comes to life. The "Lord of the Flies" tells Simon that the only beast that exists is the beast within the boys themselves. It also hints the boy's tragic death in the next chapter, when he promises to have "fun" with Simon. He becomes frightened that he faints.

When the group spots pig droppings, they decide to do some hunting. They eventually find a boar and chase it, including Ralph. He is not the type to hunt however he becomes very enthused by the activity and even ends up throwing his spear at the animal. Although he misses, he is still exhilarated by it. Moreover, the rest of the boys are celebrating as well and begin to reenact the situation on a boy named Robert while almost killing him in the process. In addition, Robert tells them to use a real animal for the game next time, jack makes a comment saying they should use a littlun instead—this situation foreshadows their acts of savagery later on.

It is Ralph's idea to make a fire on the mountain to indicate to potential ships passing by that there are people on the island. Everyone is caught up with the fire and it is Piggy who points out to the group that they have failed to notice that the young boy who brought up beastie earlier was last seen playing by their signal fire. The boy with the mulberry birthmark is presumed dead and the young boys pretend nothing happened.

Ralph and Piggy are the first to discover the conch. It is Piggy's idea to use the shell to summon others and have a meeting. His idea serves useful for throughout the story this becomes Ralph's method of signifying their meetings.

Upon seeing the British naval officer, Ralph explains everything to him and eventually everyone begins to cry hysterically. They are finally getting off the island, although ironically their tears seem to be those of grief rather than tears of joy—further suggesting that staying on the island has significantly changed their lives, what they wanted and who they are.

The second person to spot the Lord of the Flies is Ralph; he stumbles across this as he flees from Jack's camp. It is now only a skull. Outraged, he knocks it down and takes the stake it was transfixed upon to use as a weapon against his rival.

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