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Summary
When a plane suddenly crashes onto a deserted island, two boys, Ralph, and Piggy, emerge from the wreckage. After walking around for a while, Ralph goes swimming. While doing so, he and Piggy find a conch shell. Piggy then thinks of an idea to get the rest of the boys together by blowing on the conch. When Ralph blows the conch, many boys begin to come out of the forest, including a party of choir boys led by Jack, an arrogant boy who likes to have control. They all hold a meeting to elect a leader. Ralph ends up winning, but because this angers Jack, Ralph names him the leader of the choir boys, which eventually becomes the hunting party. After the meeting, Ralph, Jack, and Simon, one of the choir boys, all go on an expedition to get a better look at where they are now living. They are able to confim that they are on an island, but they discover another factor: there are wild pigs on the island. When Jack goes to kill one that is stuck in some vines, he hesitates, and the pig gets away. He tries to make excuses, but Ralph and Simon Know why he didn't do it.

Literary Analysis
In chapter 1 of William Golding's book, "Lord of the Flies," many subjects are represented through the characters and their actions. Golding also shows how society can be extremely cruel to those who don't fit in. When Ralph and Piggy first meet on the island, Ralph is portrayed as a physically fit, but childish, "golden boy." When Piggy shows up, Ralph doesn't behave as though he wants to talk with him, since Piggy is not as physically fit as he is, and he is socially awkward. He tries to get away by not waiting for Piggy when he is in the foliage. Ralph also begins to make fun of Piggy's name, and is asthma. Even when the other boys show up, Piggy is still the odd one out when Jack calls him "fatty," and when Ralph reveals his name to the others. These actions begin to show a side of bullying, since Piggy is being left out for being over-weight. Plus, Ralph tries to make an excuse for revealing Piggy's name, since Piggy was deeply upset by his betrayal. Even when the boys were choosing people to go on the expedition, Ralph wouldn't let Piggy come because of his physical stature.

Some parts of the chapter represent something. Piggy symbolizes civilization, since he still attempts to behave himself, even though society isn't holding him back from doing anything. He also keeps his clothes on, even though nothing is holding him back from stripping down, such as Ralph did when he first arrived on the beach. Plus, the idea of having meetings and elections represent that the boys are still civilized enough to make a standard system of government. Ralph begins to symbolize what happens when sophisticated boys are taken out of society. He begins to act childish when he first realizes that there are no adults on the island by standing on his head and taking all his clothes off. He also is able to make fun of Piggy without getting in trouble. The island symbolizes a wall between civilization and savagery.