Dec 16, 2009

Lord of the Flies | Chapter 5 Summary and Analysis

New Character
Phil: Littlun who speaks of his dream of the beast.

Summary
Ralph walks down a narrow path, concerned about the up-coming meeting. “He found himself understanding the wearisomeness of this life, where every path was an improvisation and a considerable part of one’s waking life was spent watching one’s feet.” He is determined that the meeting “must not be fun, but business.” He wanders past the bathing pool and contemplates their meeting place (called “the platform”). He notes that one of the...