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No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without the written permission of the Publisher.  \nSPARKNOTES is a registered trademark of SparkNotes LLC. This edition published by Spark Publishing  \nSpark Publishing  \nA Division of SparkNotes LLC  \n76 9th Avenue, 11th Floor  \nNew York, NY 10011  \nISBN 1-4014-0393-X  \nText design by Rhea Braunstein  \nText composition by Jackson Typesetting  \nPrinted and bound in the United States of America 01 02 03 04 05 SN 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1  \nRRD-C  \n[www.sparknotes.com](www.sparknotes.com)  \nINTRODUCTION  \nSTOPPING TO BUY SPARKNOTES ON A SNOWY EVENING Whose words these are you think you know.  \nYour paper’s due tomorrow, though;  \nWe’re glad to see you stopping here  \nTo get some help before you go.  \nLost your course? You’ll find it here.  \nFace tests and essays without fear.  \nBetween the words, good grades at stake:  \nGet great results throughout the year.  \nOnce school bells caused your heart to quake As teachers circled each mistake.  \nUse SparkNotes and no longer weep,  \nAce every single test you take.  \nYes, books are lovely, dark, and deep,  \nBut only what you grasp you keep,  \nWith hours to go before you sleep,  \nWith hours to go before you sleep.  \nCONTENTS  \nCONTEXT 1  \nPLOT OVERVIEW 3  \nCHARACTER LIST 6  \nANALYSIS OF MAJOR CHARACTERS 8  \nRalph 8  \nJack 9  \nSimon 9  \nTHEMES, MOTIFS, AND SYMBOLS 11  \nCivilization and Savagery 11  \nLoss of Innocence 12  \nChristian Iconography 12  \nThe Conch Shell 13  \nPiggy’s Glasses 14  \nThe Signal Fire 14  \nThe Beast 14  \nThe Lord of the Flies 15  \nRalph, Piggy, Jack, Simon, Roger 15  \nSUMMARY AND ANALYSIS 16  \nChapter 1 16  \nChapter 2 18  \nChapter 3 21  \nvi • Contents  \nChapter 4 23  \nChapter 5 26  \nChapter 6 28  \nChapter 7 30  \nChapter 8 32  \nChapter 9 36  \nChapter 10 38  \nChapter 11 40  \nChapter 12 42  \nIMPORTANT QUOTATIONS EXPLAINED 45  \nKEY FACTS 48  \nSTUDY QUESTIONS AND ESSAY TOPICS 50  \nREVIEW AND RESOURCES 53  \nQuiz 53  \nSuggestions for Further Reading 58  \nCONTEXT  \nW  \nilliam Golding was born on September 19, 1911, in Cornwall, England. After graduating from Oxford, he worked briefly as an actor, then became a schoolteacher. When Eng-  \nland entered WorldWar II, Golding joined the Royal Navy. After the war, he resumed teaching and also began writing novels. His first and greatest success came with 1954’s Lord of the Flies, after which he was able to retire from teaching and devote himself fully to writing. Although he never again attained the kind of popular and artistic success he enjoyed with Lord of the Flies, on the basis of that book he remained a respected and distinguished author for the rest of his life, publishing several novels and a play, The Brass Butterfly (1958) . He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1983. William Golding died in 1993, one of the most acclaimed writers in England.  \nLord of the Flies, which tells the story of a group of English boys marooned on a tropical island after their plane is shot down during a war, is fiction. 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