This novel is about a transition from an exciting adventure of some children, to what eventually becomes full-scale war, ending with the naval officer who rescued them. Though I still wonder if they were really saved, because there was a war that was going on outside of the island. The book begins by introducing two of the characters Ralph and Piggy. They meet each other in the jungle among the creepers. They explore the lagoon …showed first 75 words of 1253 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1253 total…on fire. Ralph is about to be killed when a naval officer suddenly appears. I think that this is a bad ending for the book as it doesn't seem to quite fit into the rest of it. Ironically the smoke from the fire of the island burning saved them. Ralph and the others return to the ship and Ralph tells the officer that two people were killed, though I don't think he quite believes him.