LOTF Character Representations

By Marcus, Vasco, Beatriz, and M.A.

Ralph

(Glogester)

Fair, athletic and agile

Popular and influential thanks to piggy

Has good intentions with a lack of control over the lazy habits of children

Represents the face of Piggy's democracy, he does what Piggy is enable to do

Characteristics

Democratic approach to leadership

Persuades group with familiar rules

Has a charismatic and approachable personality –

Has problems on getting points accross and controling the power he was given

Political Representation

Jack

(Fanpop)

Jack is in many ways like and unlike Ralph

Agile and physically fit to lead

Short sighted - Opportunist

Obsessed with killing and slaughter

Qualities Represented

Dictatorship approach to leadership

Persuades the group with his hunting skills and intimidating personality – Abuses power

Had a previous influence over the choir, which helped him to obtain power and approval from the other boys.

Gets unusually entranced by power

Political Representation

Piggy

Image from the LOTF film (

Image from the LOTF film: (foothilltech)

Physically incapable of leading

Morbidly obese with ungrammatical English

Voice of Reason, has adult like common sense

Has “Blind faith” in the couch (Shmoop)

Puts Order and rules as the first priority, represents civilization and order on the island

No authority due to uncharismatic traits

Qualities Represented

The boys on the island treat Piggy like a verbal

punching bag, and Jack eventually physically harms him.

They use his weight and annoying ways to humor themselves (savage nature)

Ralph takes advantage of Piggy at times but he does respect his logic and wisdom.

How he is Treated

“We may stay here till we die” (Golding 14)

"You got your small fire all right." (Golding, 41)

“Maybe there is a beast....maybe it's only us.” (Golding, 80)

"Piggy was...so full of pride in his contribution to the good of society, that he helped to fetch wood." (Golding, 118) (allgreatquotes)

Defining Quotes

Democracy as apposed to Jacks absolute leadership.

He gives Ralph the idea of organization and giving everyone a chance to be heard.

Recognizes the need for organization and “human rights” from early on.

Considers the conch, (which is the symbol of Democracy) the most important item on the island

Political Representation

He introduces the conch to Ralph which effects

the rest of the boys through out the story.

He gives Ralph intelligent adult-like strategies through out the story, which soon defines him as voice of reason in the book.

He introduces the idea of the fire and his spectacles are what create the fire. This was a very important in the story.

Impact on Story

Piggy’s death in unison with the destruction of

the conch symbolize:

Loss of Civilization

The birth of complete savagery

The end of a short lived democracy

(Side note, Piggy died like a pig, shows Jack’s escalation) (bookrags)

Piggy's Death

Simon

Image from LOTF film (freewebs)

We look upon Simon with a lot of sympathy,

partly due to his weak physical nature, but mainly because of his intellect and greater understanding of the world, which is something the other boys do not have.

Simon symbolizes spirituality and the recognition between good and evil.

Character Analysis

“What I mean is [. . .] maybe it’s only us” (pg.

80).

“You knew, didn’t you? I’m part of you? Close, close, close” (pg. 130).

“I’m the reason why it’s no go […], why things are the way they are” (pg. 130). (This answers Piggy’s question as to why things fall apart.)

Quotes

Simon also is the protagonist of one of the biggest events in the

novel, which is his dialogue with the ‘Lord of the Flies.’ Some of the quotes that emerged during his hallucination include:

“You knew, didn’t you? I’m part of you? Close, close, close.”(Golding, 151)

“I’m the reason why it’s no go […], why things are the way they are” (Golding, 152) (allgreatquotes)

This answers Piggy’s question as to why things fall apart and break up the way they do.

Simon has all of the answers to their questions, but no one listens to

him.

Encounter with the LOTF

Some believe that the talking pig’s head isn’t

a just hallucination, and that it is in fact the actual Lord of the Flies, the Devil, evil incarnate, that is talking to Simon. (schmoop)

This belief is what leads to the idea of Simon being Jesus’s allegory.

Biblical Allegory

Simon has a deep affinity for meditation, and has a very deep, spiritual

connection with nature and animals.

He also has a hinted ability to prophesize, such as the instance where he tells Ralph that Ralph will get home, suggesting that he himself won’t.

His encounter with the talking pig’s head is similar to Jesus’s visit to the Garden of Gethsemane in the night before he was crucified.

During that visit, Jesus went through a period of long and solitary mental suffering, much like Simon in the night before he meets his own tragic death.

Did Simon, like Jesus, die for the sins of the boys? Many conclude that he was the boys’ savior: he had the knowledge of the beast’s true nature, and he had the potential to save the boys from themselves and their fear, but ended up being killed. (shmoop)

Similarities to Jesus

Foreshadows bad news from the start.

The typical bully, crashing sandcastles, throwing rocks, and inflicting pain on others. The only difference is that now he can unleash his inner savage.

He is an example of how a personality can develop horrendously when in a savage environment

Roger

In the Lord of the Flies, the rest of the kids and

especially the littluns represent the common people of society.

They were told what to do and they obeyed commands that were given to them by higher ranked boys, much like in a society and its government.

They also represent helplessness, youthful innocence and were completely dependable on the biguns.

Rest of the kids

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