Overarching theme: Transgression

Overarching theme: Civilisation versus Barbarity

Overarching theme: Democracy versus Autocracy

Overarching theme: Leadership

Significant turning point: Possibility of civilised society establishing itself (Lagoon)

Significant turning point: Position changes to Castle Rock because Jack punches Piggy

Significant turning point: Prior to Jack's punch characters resist desire to transgress

Significant turning point: After Jack's punching of Piggy, social conditioning crumbles.

Significant turning point: Ralph's changing attitude to Piggy - negative initially.

Significant turning point: Ralph's positive attitude afterwards.

Character develops significantly: Contrast between Ralph's immaturity at start of novel with his clear perception at its conclusion - this highlights significant development.

Character develops significantly: Ralph's initial judgement of Piggy

Character develops significantly: Ralph's perception of Piggy at end.

Character develops significantly: Ralph attacking Robert.

Character develops significantly: Ralph showing more discipline later in novel.

Dark and pessimistic mood: Simon's body being washed out to sea

Dark and Pessimistic Mood: Golding's presentation of the murder of Piggy.

Dark and Pessimistic Mood: Initial Lighting of the Fire

Dark and Pessimistic Mood: Presentation of Ralph's apparent salvation.

Effective Ending: Presentation of Ralph being confronted with the Lord of the Flies

Effective Ending: The ending is also effective due to the presentation of the naval officer

Effective Ending: The ending is also effective due to fire raging across the island. (1)

Effective Ending: The ending is also effective due to fire raging across the island. (2)

Place/Time Setting: Describes boy's first attempts at lighting a fire within jungle

Place/Time Setting: Fire takes over and represent war taking place worldwide

Time/Place Setting: Presenting movement towards/death of Simon

Time/Place Setting - Simon's body being washed out to sea

Time/Place Setting - Lagoon compared to Castle Rock

Time/Place Setting - Lagoon compared to Castle Rock

Opening highlights central concerns.

Opening highlights central concerns.

Opening highlights central concerns

Opening highlights central concerns