Website Address:

http://www.apclarke.freeserve.co.uk/LOTFindex.htm

Content of Site:

Themes in the Novel
Symbolism in the Novel part 1
Symbolism in the Novel part 2
Character Summaries BASIC
Character Information DETAILED
Characters and Quotation page references
Novel Summary and Chapter Significance

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It is said here that Lord Of The Flies has many different Themes, but that the most important one of all is that;

"the conditions of life within society are closely related to the integrity of its individual members."

This section then goes on to discuss how it seems to be Golding's intention to show that an ethical nature is not inherent in mankind. Symbolism in the Novel part 1, identifies the most recurrent symbols which appear in the novel, while part 2 goes on to explain these symbols and their meanings in greater depth. There are initial Character Summaries which give BASIC background information on each character, followed by Character Information which is much more DETAILED and which describes each character's physical characteristics and their involvement or the importance of their role to the action of the novel. A useful feature of this site is that it then goes on to indicate a series of appropriate Quotations which relate to each Character so that pupils can locate these in their own copies of the text and use them when writing about any particular character. Finally there is the Novel Summary and Chapter Significance in which each chapter is summarised in turn and then its significance to the novel as a whole is explained.