Theme

In the book the Lord of the Flies written by William Golding the author uses different themes. The book the lord of the flies is like a kid version of the hit TV show "Lost." It's about ordinary school kids who got stranded on an island when their plane crashes. The main theme that goes with the whole book is coming of age. The main characters Ralph, Piggy and a few sub characters take charge of the pack and show true responsibility and leadership. They lead the younger kids and provide shelter, food, fire. Page 80 shows Ralph and Piggy coming of age and taking charge by building shelter for everyone else. They truly are good kids and always put them selves over everyone else. It is hard to realize but Ralph and Piggy are pretty responsible for only being 12. William Golding represents the theme of the book very clearly because he put the characters in a realisitic situation.