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I. THEME "The author is making a comment on man vs. man and man vs. nature." II. PLOT The story is about a group of kids who got stranded on an island. Quickly and almost instinctively, they formed a hierarchy among the group of the older boys. With the ingenuity ....

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.... group grew larger, and larger. At one point in the book, the clique was so powerful, the others were not only ousted , but they were tormented also. The tormenting eventually led to the killing of others who weren't in the group. III. CHARACTERS I believe there are two main characters in the book. One of them is Ralph, for his coolness and consideration, and another is Jack, for his leadership roll. Another reason I picked Jack and Ralph as main characters is because they have a conflict throughout the whole story. 1. Ralph Ralph is a medium sized, fair haired, boy, seemingly of about 12 years of age, making him one of the older boys in th ....