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The Lord of the Flies: Summary
The novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding, an adventure and
suspense story, is written in 1857. The story sets on an deserted Pacific coral
island. A group of school boys are marooned on this island after a plane crash
on a trip to Australia.
The story begins with a large number of school boys on an uninhabited
tropical island and two of the elder boys who have leadership qualities compete
to achieve a semblance of order so as to survive. Ralph, who has found a conch
and blows it to summon all the boys to a meeting, is concerned about the well
being of everyone, while Jack is mo....
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