Lord of the Flies (1954) is the debut novel of British writer William Golding.

In the midst of war, a plane evacuating a group of schoolboys from Britian is shot down over a deserted tropical island.

At first, the displaced boys, separated from family, enjoy their life without adult supervision. They divide themselves into the ‘littluns’ – boys around the age of 6, and the ‘biguns’, those between 10 & 12.

Ralph is elected the leader – he represents order and democracy.

Jack wants to be leader and draws other boys away from Ralph’s influence. He becomes increasingly aggressive and interested in hunting, and some of the boys follow his lead. The boys break into two groups, one led by Ralph and one by Jack. The boys' appetite for blood leads them to hunting humans...

Another central character in the novel is Piggy who is an orphan & living in kinship care with his aunt before the crash. Piggy has asthma & wears thick glasses; he is often mocked by the other boys. Yet Piggy is the most intellectual of the boys.