It is a story about a group of young boys, who find themselves on a deserted island after their plane crashed. These boys from aged six to twelve are on their own, because there are no adult survivors. In the beginning most of the boys treat the stay on island as wonderful opportunity for continuous play and they cooperate in attempt to gather food, make shelters, and maintain signal fires. Alone, without adult supervision, the boys begin with electing a leader. However, because of a disagreement their life on the island becomes increasingly violent and hellish and some of the boys have turned into savages.
This is again book about human nature, the moral conflict between good and evil, order and chaos, civilization and savagery, law and anarchy. It forces us to think about the human psyche and the irresistible desire of superiority over others. And moreover it is about the evil that is in all of us, hidden deeply. Some of us are strong enough to fight it, but not all of us are able to resist the “power”.
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