The Opening Credits of Lord of the Flies by William Golding

The opening credits of Lord of the Flies roll over a series of still photographs, establishing background information that Golding never spells out explicitly in his novel. Under the soothing sounds of a school master lecturing and choir-boys singing, photos show what life at a British public school would be like. The music turns more ominous as missiles are shown, introducing the coming war. Planes flying into smoky skies and one falling to earth after a flash of lightning indicate how the boys all came to be stranded on a remote island in the Pacific ocean, a fact that Goldings novel conveys by stating that they were being evacuated from an unspecified war. The story begins with Ralph, in his school uniform, wandering alone through the forest. He is met by a boy with glasses who does not give his name but only says that he does not want to be called by the name they called him at school, which is Piggy. On the beach, they come across a conch shell, and Piggy, having seen one like it before, tells Ralph how to blow it to make a trumpeting sound. As Ralph blows it, children come out of the forest in response. A regiment of disciplined children in heavy black cloaks comes marching up the beach. They are a choir, led by Jack, who eventually gives them permission to remove their capes and stand at ease. In introducing each other, Jack refers to the boy with glasses as â€Å"Fatty,† and Ralph volunteers that his name is actually Piggy, to the delight of the other boys. After aShow MoreRelatedLeadership Qualities Of An Effective Leader1075 Words   |  5 Pagesof the group, and not himself. The qualities of an effective leader are apparent in Lord of the Flies. As for an effective leader in today’s society, this essay will analyze the leadership qualities of the Republican and Democratic front runners in the current political race. A leader displays great knowledge, great charisma, and unwavering courage. These characteristics are best shown by Ralph in Lord of the Flies. What makes Ralph such a great leader is the fact that while he is just a kid, he possessesRead MoreANALIZ TEXT INTERPRETATION AND ANALYSIS28843 Words   |  116 Pagesother authors may begin at the end and then, having intrigued and captured us, work backward to the beginning and then forward again to the middle. In still other cases, the chronology of plot may shift backward and forward in time, as for example in William Faulkner’s A Rose for Emily, where the author deliberately sets aside the chronological ordering of events and their cause/effect relationship in order to establish an atmosphere of unreality, build suspense and mystery, and underscore Emily Grierson’s