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Lord of the Flies Characters and Conflicts
Simon
Different to Jack and Ralph
Has an innate goodness that isas primal as Jack's savagery
Morally grounded
Simon acts as he does because hebelieves in the natural value ofmorality
Behaves benevolently to theyounger children
"Then, amid the roar of bees in the afternoonsunlight, Simon found for the fruit they couldnot "
The other boys act immorallywhen there is no adult to imposerules
The other boys are conditionedto be good
Shows Golding feels humans are morenaturally disposed to savagery thancivilisation
Even Piggy and Ralph take partin the hunt
Christfigure?
The beast
Simon is the first to understand the beast is anatural part of the boys and not an externalmonster
Symbolised by the conversationbetween Simon and the sow'shead
Echoes of Christ's temptation inthe wilderness
Christ comparison continues inhis role as a semiprophet
"'You'll get back to where youcame from.'"
"'Maybe there is a beast....maybeit's only us.'"
"'You knew, didn't you? I'm part of you? Close,close, close! I'm the reason why it's no go? Whythings are what they are?'"
The inherent evil within eachhuman is the moral conclusion ofthe book
Simon represents the idea ofessential human goodness
Simon's murder suggests an abundance ofhuman evil and a scarcity of humangoodness
"However Simon thought of the beast, there rosebefore his inward sight the picture of a human atonce heroic and sick."
Nature is indifferent to suffering
"Then Jack found the throat and the hot blood spouted overhis hands. The sow collapsed under them and they were heavyand fulfilled upon her. The butterflies still danced,preoccupied in the center of the clearing."
Piggy
Identified as physically weak
Overweight
Asthma
Spectacles since he was three
A symbol of weakness to Jack
Betrayed immediately by Ralph
“’They used to call me Piggy!'"
Working class
For a moment the boys were a closedcircuit of sympathy with Piggy on theoutside...
Piggy's spectacles
A symbol of intelligence to Ralph
Indicates that science andintelligence bring progress
There can be no fire without the glasses
Piggy understands there are no"ghosts"
I know there isn't no beast not with claws andall that, I mean but I know there isn't no feareither...Unless...Unless we get frightened ofpeople.
Piggy represents the law andorder of the adult world.
He attempts to act according toan absolute set of standards.
Piggy attempts to condition the island society to
mirror the society they all lived in in England.
He tries to pull Ralph towards thereasonoriented side of humannature.
Piggy and the signal fire
Piggy is obsessed with the signalfire.
"How can you expect to be rescued if youdon’t put first things first and actproper?"
This is because he wants to return to England where adults are,
but also because the fire is one of the only symbols of order on the island.
"What could be safer than the buscentre with its lamps and wheels?"
Piggy's death
"The rock struck Piggy a glancing blow fromchin to knee; the conch exploded into athousand white fragments and ceased to exist."
Piggy's death leaves Ralph alone he must makes his own decisionsnow
"What was the sensible thing todo? There was no Piggy to talksense."
It also exposes to Ralph the crueltyof nature, and "man's essentialillness"
He regrets not having been able tosave Piggy, and mankind'sessential flaw
"Ralph wept for the end of innocence, thedarkness of man's heart, and the fall throughthe air of the true, wise friend called Piggy."
Ralph
Appearance
“The was a mildness about hismouth and eyes that proclaimed nodevil.”
Contrast with the red and blackappearance of Jack (the devil)
Initially delighted at absence ofadults stands on his head
Naturally athletic as such is a contrast to Piggy.
He is, at heart, a dreamer who, unlike Piggy, does not see the seriousness of the situation they are in.
As Ralph’s perception of the island changes his dreams revert to dreams of home.
Elected leader of the boys
Belongs to same class as Jack
Initially insensitive
Doesn't ask Piggy's name
“this proffer of acquaintancewas not made.”
Mocks Piggy's nickname tellsthe others
A good leader
Listens to Piggy's ideas
Main concern is rescue
Recognises the need for order
“We’ll have to have ‘Hands up’like at school.”
Responsible child
Takes shelter building very seriously
Furious when the others do nottake their responsibilitiesseriously
Bitter with Jack when he allowsthe fire to go out
This marks the dissolution of hiscooperation with Jack
“Not even Ralph knew how a link between himand Jack had been snapped and fastenedelsewhere.”
Ultimately leads to Ralph realising that he hatesJack for the way he seeks to disrupt the orderhe craves
Leads to closer bond with Piggy
“Piggy, for all his ludicrous body, had brains.Ralph was a specialist in thought now, andcould recognise thought in another.”
The isolation of leadership
“The world, that understandableand lawful world, was slippingaway.”
Sign of Ralph maturing understanding the concerns of adultsand society
"Ralph wept for the end of innocence, thedarkness of man's heart, and the fall throughthe air of the true, wise friend called Piggy."
Leadership struggles
Takes responsibility forinvestigating "the beast"
“I’m chief. I’ll go.”
Increasingly frequentdaydreams of home
“Ralph leaned against a tree and atonce the daydreams came swarmingup.”
Ralph is disillusioned with theparadise he initially thought theisland was.
The death of Piggy means there is nopossibility of two leaders on theisland
“The breaking of the conch and the deaths ofPiggy and Simon lay over the island like a vapour.These painted savages would go further andfurther.”
Civilised
He refuses to wear paint
“we won’t be painted becausewe aren’t savages”.
Jack
First appearance at head of "a creature"
" The creature was a party of boys,marching approximately in step in twoparallel lines"
Private school
All the boys are from a private school
These rules are adhered to atthe beginning
Despite these rules, Jack was also given aposition of power at school as leader of thechoir
Class resentment
Dislikes Piggy because he islower class
Sense of privilege and entitlement
Immediately dislikes Piggy forhis weakness
Physically different characters
Different personalities
Feels Ralph is protecting Piggy
"'We musn't let anything happento Piggy, must we?'
Representative of savagery,violence and power
The antithesis of Ralph
Power
Jack's fundamental desire
He is furious when he loses theelection
Pushes the boundaries of the rules
Uses Ralph's similarity with theweak Piggy against him
"He says things like Piggy. Heisn't a proper chief.'"
Violence
Initially he is unable to kill the pig
Suggests he was still governedby the civilised rules he hadlearned
Overcomes his civilisation bywearing warpaint
...the mask was a thing on its own, behindwhich Jack hid, liberated from shame andselfconsciousness.
Becomes obsessed with hunting
Gives in to his own bloodlust
The overwhelming emotion Jack and his huntershave to "kill the pig" is an indirect metaphor tosuggest the boys are also killing a part of Piggy.
While Jack and his gang continue to kill, thelogic and reason which Piggy symbolisesprogressively diminishes.
He tried to convey the compulsion totrack down and kill that was swallowinghim up.
Savagery
The more savage he becomes,the more he can control thegroup
The boys largely follow Jack'slead and ignore their moralrestraints
The authority he has makes himfeel powerful
The Beast
Jack learns to use the boys' fearof the beast to control them
The beast is a hunter... wecouldn't kill it.
Shows how religion andsuperstition can be used asinstruments of power