Bring the boys home
Bring 'em back alive"
Book Quotes:
"We may stay here until we die." (14)
"Daddy taught me. He's a commander in the Navy. When he gets leave he'll come and rescue us." (13)
"If this isn't an island we might be rescued straight away." (23)

Throughout the book, Ralph continuously expresses an extreme desire to be rescued. It was always at the front of his mind and he did everything in hopes of getting rescued at some point. In chapter one, Ralph tells Piggy, "Daddy taught me. He's a commander in the Navy. When he gets leave he'll come and rescue us." (Golding 13)
It is obvious the boys are nervous about not being rescued. Later in the chapter, Piggy states "We may stay here until we die." (14) Also, once Ralph is elected as chief, he emphasizes how important the idea of rescue is. It is so important that the first order of business he attends to is the idea of being rescued. He says "If this isn't an island we might be rescued straight away." (23) A song that clearly connects to this is Bring the Boys Home by Freda Payne. In the song, she sings about pleading for a group of boys to be brought home. This song was written in the Vietnam War era, so she was alluding to the soldiers in Vietnam. In the book, the boys are stuck on the island due to fleeing war. Both the book and the song include the ideas of war and hope of rescue, which strongly connect them. While Piggy and Ralph talk of dying on the island and wishing to be rescued, Freda Payne's song talks about hoping the boys will make it back alive. She sings, "Tryin' to get home, they're tryin' to get home, Bring the boys home, bring 'em back alive," (Payne) Together, the song connects with the plot of the book in that they both are related to war, and the song relates to the book's continuing theme of hope of rescue.

We've come a long way from where we began

Oh I'll tell you all about it when I see you again”

Book Quotes: “Rise and fall until something of the remoteness of the sea numbed his brain.”(110)

“This is the divider, the barrier.” (110) 

“You’ll get back to where you came from.”(111) 

At the beginning of this chapter, Ralph starts to notice the little things about everyone. He looks at the boys’ clothing. He notices how dirty it is and how much it has changed along the way. Their hair was unkempt and obviously had not been washed in weeks. He looked out onto the ocean following the “rise and fall until something of the remoteness of the sea numbed his brain.”(Golding110)He thought to himself, “This is the divider, the barrier.” (110) Simon came behind him and told him “You’ll get back to where you came from.”(111) As Ralph began to lose every bit of hope he had left this encouragement from Simon seemed to raise his spirits. Although the odds were slim, the only thing that kept the boys going was the hope that they would be saved. This chapter relates to the song See You Again by Wiz Khalifa. The song states, “And I'll tell you all about it when I see you again. We've come a long way from where we began.Oh I'll tell you all about it when I see you again”. In the song, Wiz Khalifa is singing about his recently deceased friend, Paul Walker. He is saying that he will see him again soon just like Simon is telling Ralph that he will see his old life again. The thing that keeps both of them sane, is the belief that they will be reunited with either their family or an old friend.

Book quotes: 

“Forget the beast” (133)

“They danced and sang and there was a partyish air about the gathering” (130)

“We’ll hunt. I’m going to be chief.”(133)

In chapter eight, Jack's protective character comes to his most extreme. His objective is to dominate the tribe and take control, which he has wanted since the beginning. He wants to show all the boys how able he is to lead them to a healthy survival. He shouts, “Forget the beast!” (Golding 133). The main fear on the island was the beast, and it took over the boys. While the boys were previously hungry and sick, he assures them by saying, “We’ll hunt. I’m going to be chief.”(133) Jack's strength is creating confidence in the group. Instead of fear, now the boys celebrate the new leadership that allows them to forget their fear. It also says, “They danced and sang and there was a partyish air about the gathering.” (130). This plot line can connect to the song Roar by Katy Perry. This song states, “I got the eye of the tiger, a fighter; Dancing through the fire; ‘Cause I am a champion, and you're gonna hear me roar,” (Perry). In the song they are celebrating, which resembles the plot of them celebrating in the chapter. The singer is extremely confident and feels secure, just like the boys in Jack's tribe. In the song, they are being empowered and overcoming obstacles like in chapter eight where they finally started to forget their troubles and rely on Jack.

I see the shadows on my face

People have told me I don't look the same"

Book Quotes: "He walked drearily between the trunks, his face empty of expression, and the blood was dry round his mouth and chin." (146)
"The beast was harmless and horrible; and he must reach the others with the news as soon as possible." (147)
"Simon's dead body moved out toward the open sea." (154)
In chapter nine, the character Simon undergoes an enormous transformation. He is a curious, well-thought boy who always stuck out from the group. When the group expressed fear of a beast, he thought critically and took all of the group’s ideas with a grain of salt. In chapter nine, as he explores and meets the Lord of the Flies face-to-face, his perspective is transformed. He starts unsure and questioning, and then when he sees what the “beast” actually was, he thought “The beast was harmless and horrible; and he must reach the others with the news as soon as possible." (Golding 147). Simon has changed with this new information. He wishes to enlighten others, yet his journey to the sow skull has changed him. While earlier he explored the jungle with delight and enjoyed his solitude, now “he walked drearily between the trunks, his face empty of expression, and the blood was dry round his mouth and chin." (146) The tribe, lost in the chaos of the savage dance, did not recognize him as he desperately tried to share his new information. Since they tortured and beat him, "Simon's dead body moved out toward the open sea." (154) The events leading up to Simon’s death transformed him, and this plot resembles the story of a song called Death of a Bachelor by Panic! at the Disco. This song is also reflective of a character transformation like Simon underwent. In the song, it states “Do I look lonely? I see the shadows on my face

People have told me I don't look the same,” (Panic at the disco). As the song goes on, it details the change that happens to the singer. He does not do things he used to do anymore, and the people around him recognize it. This can also relate to the theme of loss of innocence in the novel. The surreal experience Simon had with the hallucinations changed him, and ultimately led to his death. In the song, the speaker changes from his old, immature self into a less carefree, mature person. The song Death of a Bachelor shows clear connections to the death of Simon in Lord of the Flies by William Golding.