Lord of the Flies

The Lord of the Flies is a book refrenced in LOST. In fact, it pretty much sums up LOST. This is the summary of Lord of the Flies: A group of British children land on an island after a plane crash and two people take charge. They believe there is a beast on the island and it causes a schism. The schism causes a creation of a new tribe, led by a kid named Jack. Jack's tribe leads a manhunt on the other tribe. The other leader, a boy named is banished from the tribe and they unite around Jack. That is the summary of LOST and ''Lord of the Flies. ''The plots are so similar that the main characters even share a name.

Jack Merridew/Jack Shephard
Jack Merridew represents the worst in a society when unrepressed, but the best in a leader when in power. In the book, Merridew wages a full on war with the other tribe in the book, burning down the whole forest. Shephard is just about the same, and he wages a full on war and metaphorically burns down the island to capture and kill the Man in Black.

Piggy/Hurley Connection
Piggy in Lord of the Flies is the voice of reason on the island and advises, not lead. Piggy is overweight, but represents a sane society. Hurley is an overweight fast food resteraunt owner. He gives the island reason and often the truth about what went on in deaths, since he could see and speak to the dead.