The novel "Lord of the Flies" is set in a time of merciless murder and destruction... World War II. A group of children are being evacuated from Britain on plane when it is hit by a shell and crashes. The children survive but the pilot and all other adults on the plane die. "We're on an island...", "...We saw no houses, no smoke, no footprints, no boats, no people. We're on an uninhabited island with no people on it...", "...We'll have to look after ourselves."
The children, emerging from a rich and civilised culture, struggle to adapt to their new home. Some strive in this new, wild environment, while some wish for home.
Some children are motivated by order and civilisation. The others by anarchy and wildness. over time, the children take on a savage, animalistic character. The once togetherness of the group is lost and the children split up into two groups. From then, it is no longer a fight for order, it is a fight for survival.
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Lord of the Flies character, Piggy
a symbol of order and security
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