Ralph also makes a signal fire the group's first priority, hoping that a passing ship will see the smoke signal and rescue them. They elect a leader, Ralph, who, with the advice and support of Piggy (the intellectual of the group), strives to establish rules for housing and sanitation. Initially, the boys attempt to form a culture similar to the one they left behind. The group is roughly divided into the "littluns," boys around the age of six, and the "biguns," who are between the ages of ten and twelve. In the midst of a nuclear war, a group of British boys find themselves stranded without adult supervision on a tropical island. He presents the reader with a chronology of events leading a group of young boys from hope to disaster as they attempt to survive their uncivilized, unsupervised, isolated environment until rescued. William Golding intended this novel as a tragic parody of children's adventure tales, illustrating humankind's intrinsic evil nature. Lord of the Flies explores the dark side of humanity, the savagery that underlies even the most civilized human beings.
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