The Lord Of The Flies, By William Golding

Ever wondered what would happen if a group of young boys were to be stranded on an island together without adult supervision? Then this is the book made just for you. Lord of the Flies by William Golding is an excellently written, descriptive, novel that illustrates the savagery and chaos that ensues when order is lost-even amongst what most considers the most innocent part of society. Lord of The Flies depicts young schoolboys stranded on an island who try to make the most out of their carefree lives, but quickly turn against each other when events start to get out of control and challenges arise that continues to separate the boys. As a schoolteacher, Golding kept watch of his students and often wondered how long it would take for them to
From the nerdy and weak Piggy to the wreck less and adventurous leader Ralph Lord of The Flies has many characters that readers can relate to. As the story progresses the book also introduces more central characters like the headstrong and power hungry Jack and the silent and docile Simon. Piggy is first seen as a pudgy but logical, and he is often brushed aside by the group of boys despite his wisdom because of his physical limitations as seen in this dialogue “‘Oh, shut up!’ ‘I got the conch,’ said Piggy, in a hurt voice. ‘I got a right to speak.’ They looked at him with eyes that lacked interest in what they saw…” on page 44 in Lord of The Flies. Ralph is the main character and shows the most character development along with the character Jack, at the start of the story Ralph is described as a very carefree boy that just wants to have fun without adult supervision. However as the story continues Ralph is burdened with many responsibilities as the leader and becomes much more serious and worried over the general welfare of the group. This can be seen when, “Ralph moved impatiently. The trouble was, if you were a chief you had to think, you had to be wise. And then the occasion slipped by so that you had to grab at a decision. This made you think; because thought was a valuable thing, that got results…” (Golding 78). Jack is first seen when he and his choir joins the other boys when Ralph blows on the conch. Jack is very prideful as the leader of the choir and is disappointed to learn that he was not elected leader of the whole group, and as the story progresses Jack becomes crazier and crazier and eventually defects from the group. Jack is also the main antagonist of the second half of the book, after being fed up of Ralph’s leadership and he starts hunting those that oppose him. For the first half of the story, the force of nature challenge the