'Lord Of The Flies' By William Golding: Character Analysis

The book Lord of the Flies by William Golding is about a group of boys who were stranded on an island in the middle of WWII. Though this story may seem like a normal tale of adventure, disclosure, and discovering adulthood, Golding has given a hidden message about the foundation of evil. With characters such as Ralph, Piggy, and Jack, he believes that evil is not taught; it is human nature. The story begins with Ralph, a fair-haired boy who is destined to learn about life, death, and the meaning of adulthood with a journey that will change his life for ever.

Ralph is a twelve-year-old boy who has just survived a plane crash on an uncharted island adorned with fruit trees, beaches, and dazzling water. His inquisitive mind tried its best to
An alliance between Jack, Ralph, and Roger reveals another side to Jack. During a search for the beast, Ralph figures out that Jack is not as heroic and fearless as he lets on, and Jack sees Ralph’s discovery as a threat. The three boys also find a dead parachutist that was believed to be the beast. “Before them, something like a great ape was stirring sleep with its head between its knees.” (p.123). After this discovery, Ralph starts to believe in the beast, and the gap in the two boys’ relationship increases. The turning point of the story occurs that night, at the meeting that changes everything. Jack gets the conch and starts lying about everything that happened that day with the beast, and tries to once again take Ralph’s role as leader. One by one, Ralph puts the pieces together and realizes that he can’t trust Jack anymore. Defeated, Jack starts his own tribe and starts to plot against Ralph. This event changes the way Ralph thinks, and causes him to be very careful with who he trusts. In addition, Simon finds the truth of it all with the discovery of the Lord of the Flies: “Fancy thinking the Beast was something you could hunt and kill! You knew, didn’t you? I’m part of you? Close, close, close! I’m the reason why it’s no go? Why things are what they are?”
Jack’s tactic is using fun and hunting to gain followers, and he holds a party to do so. Arriving at the party, Ralph sees the competition and loses hope. “All the boys of the island, except Piggy, Ralph, Simon, and the two tending the pig, were grouped on the turf.” (p.148). During a battle between Ralph and Jack, Ralph is running out of options. Jack, seeing his panic, takes advantage of it and offers everyone another chance to be apart of his tribe. Just as Ralph was prepared to keep fighting, a reenactment of killing the pig occurs and “Piggy and Ralph, under the threat of the sky, found themselves eager to take a place in this demented but partly secure society.” (p.152). Then, in the excitement of it all, Simon emerges from the trees, is mistaken for the beast, and is killed by the boys. The aftermath of that night left Piggy, Samneric, and Ralph alone. Ralph’s first response was denial: “I’m frightened. Of us. I want to go home. Oh, God, I want to go home.” (p.157) ”That’s right. We was on the outside. We never done nothing, we never seen nothing.” (p.158). Ralph then realizes that he no longer had the advantage; he lost his power to Jack. Then, putting the responsibility of the fire on his small group, he starts to prepare himself for the war ahead. “Ralph tried indignantly to remember. There was something good about a fire. Something overwhelmingly good." (p.163). “Desperately, Ralph prayed