Lord of the Flies Write Up
Alessia Panetta
Title: Lord of the Flies
Author: William Golding
Genre: Novel
Setting: 1940’s, England, island in the middle of Europe, at this time Europe is engulfed in war
Characterization: * Ralph – 12 years old, from England, leader of the group, he represents the human being instinct, he wants to survive, has fair hair, shows maturity by trying to be a leader, realizes that to survive the group must stick together and try their best to stay alive, Ralph feels responsible to take care of the littleuns as a leader, he tries to avoid savagery, Ralph wants to seem organized and pulled together, Ralph is the physic apparatus of ego, he does not want to take all the power, he wants the group to equally vote on a chief.
* Jack – antagonist, leader of the hunters, wants power, becomes wild and cruel, instinct of savagery, says he is going to kill the beastie and protect everyone, blue eyes, red hair= fire, mad, power, believes evil is inside everyone, paints face to camouflage himself as he hunts for pigs, Jack feels like he is being hunted, Jack creates his own tribe and invites everyone to a feast, Jack wants Piggy’s glasses, he feels empowered, fair hair vs. red hair, “we want meat”, Jack is the psychic apparatus of id, he was angry at what he was accused of, doesn’t care much for/about the other boys, he speaks for them saying we want meat.
* Simon – shy, sensitive, natural goodness, behaves kindly, Christ figure, loves nature, bright eyes, coarse black hair, bravest of them all, stands up for Piggy when the other boys pick on him, Simon was the first one to say the beast is just a fear inside all the boys, not an actual beast, Simon’s conversation with Lord of the Flies foreshadows his death later in the book, Simon is the physic apparatus of superego, he tries to be positive, help everyone, and doesn’t want anyone to be scared of anything.
* Roger – one of the castle rock fortress guards, Jack’s equal in cruelty, he
Title: Lord of the Flies
Author: William Golding
Genre: Novel
Setting: 1940’s, England, island in the middle of Europe, at this time Europe is engulfed in war
Characterization: * Ralph – 12 years old, from England, leader of the group, he represents the human being instinct, he wants to survive, has fair hair, shows maturity by trying to be a leader, realizes that to survive the group must stick together and try their best to stay alive, Ralph feels responsible to take care of the littleuns as a leader, he tries to avoid savagery, Ralph wants to seem organized and pulled together, Ralph is the physic apparatus of ego, he does not want to take all the power, he wants the group to equally vote on a chief.
* Jack – antagonist, leader of the hunters, wants power, becomes wild and cruel, instinct of savagery, says he is going to kill the beastie and protect everyone, blue eyes, red hair= fire, mad, power, believes evil is inside everyone, paints face to camouflage himself as he hunts for pigs, Jack feels like he is being hunted, Jack creates his own tribe and invites everyone to a feast, Jack wants Piggy’s glasses, he feels empowered, fair hair vs. red hair, “we want meat”, Jack is the psychic apparatus of id, he was angry at what he was accused of, doesn’t care much for/about the other boys, he speaks for them saying we want meat.
* Simon – shy, sensitive, natural goodness, behaves kindly, Christ figure, loves nature, bright eyes, coarse black hair, bravest of them all, stands up for Piggy when the other boys pick on him, Simon was the first one to say the beast is just a fear inside all the boys, not an actual beast, Simon’s conversation with Lord of the Flies foreshadows his death later in the book, Simon is the physic apparatus of superego, he tries to be positive, help everyone, and doesn’t want anyone to be scared of anything.
* Roger – one of the castle rock fortress guards, Jack’s equal in cruelty, he