Lord of the flies by William Golding

The title signifies Death, devil (Beelzebub).

The title signifies decay or decline.

The withered arm is set in the 19th century on a farm. This is in Anglebury .The story starts of on Mr Lodges farm and finishes on the farm. Gertrude lodge lives in a mud built cottage.

The lord of the flies is set on a fictitious remote island in the 20th century. The story starts of in the jungle. They later move onto the beaches. They then move to other locations on the island such as the fort and the mountain.

Differences and similarities between settings

Both of the settings are isolated. Lord of the Flies, is on an island so they cant get off but in the Withered Arm there is not much transport so wherever you went you would have to walk or get a horse.

The settings are different because they are set in different periods.

Good and evil, good and evil is a fairly

Jack Merridew, Jack is the character in the story that you are supposed to despise. He bases his stand on him being leader by, “I can sing C sharp”. His key involvement to the survival of the boys is the fact that he leads the savages (hunters) They provide the meat by tracking the pigs. The whole experience of the island to Jack, is one big game. He is leader of the choir, red hair, aggressive and dominant, arrogant, envious, chief of savages.

He is courageous, shy, kind, thoughtful, sensitive, strange, intelligent and observant.

Rhoda Brooke, she lives in a cottage with mud walls, she is working class. She works on Mr Lodges farm as a milkmaid. Rhoda has a son whose name is not given in the story. Rhoda is very quiet and keeps herself to herself. She had a love affair with Mr Lodge but it is over and, no one knows.

Piggy, his unattractive appearance and remoteness from the group prevent him from making an involvement to life on the island. He is the most intelligent boy on the island. He moans a lot and is put to manual labour by the other boy’s.

The parachutist, having asked for a sign from the outside world, the dead airman is what they get. They see him as a representation of death, decay and decline. He is the boys worst fear in the form of “the beast”.

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