William Golding's Lord Of The Flies: Character Analysis
Lord of the Flies by William Golding tells the story about a group of English boys who are stranded on an island after a plane that they were on was shot down. On this island the boys have the freedom of living without adults. They must find a way to set up a society that is livable in and that maintains order. However as time passes the characters see that those tasks are easier said than done. In Lord of the Flies, there are many different characters that show development and growth. Characters like Piggy, Ralph, and Jack all show signs of maturing and growth near the end of the book. Some of the characters were humane and try to maintain order, but other characters fall into the savagery that is within everyone. This statement is best depicted
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Golding shows that things were starting to wrong early in chapter four when Roger was with Maurice, “Roger led the way straight through the castles, kicking them over, burying the flowers, scattering the chosen stones” (Golding 84). Roger seemed to be leading Maurice to do the wrong thing. There was no need to kick the littluns sandcastles down or to start any trouble but he did and he leads another one of his friends. This shows that Roger uses his power for things that aren't good and leads people to do bad things When given the opportunity, human nature will go back to the savagery that lies within everyone just as Roger did in this book. In The Lord of the Flies by William Golding, Roger is a character that is obsessed with hurting people and uses his power for evil reasons. He justifies killing people by degrading them to things like hair and bags of fat. He is not a good person, and the reason he became savage was because he saw an opportunity in Jacks “clan.” This means that once someone has an opportunity to be savage and they most likely will take it because that is human
Golding shows that things were starting to wrong early in chapter four when Roger was with Maurice, “Roger led the way straight through the castles, kicking them over, burying the flowers, scattering the chosen stones” (Golding 84). Roger seemed to be leading Maurice to do the wrong thing. There was no need to kick the littluns sandcastles down or to start any trouble but he did and he leads another one of his friends. This shows that Roger uses his power for things that aren't good and leads people to do bad things When given the opportunity, human nature will go back to the savagery that lies within everyone just as Roger did in this book. In The Lord of the Flies by William Golding, Roger is a character that is obsessed with hurting people and uses his power for evil reasons. He justifies killing people by degrading them to things like hair and bags of fat. He is not a good person, and the reason he became savage was because he saw an opportunity in Jacks “clan.” This means that once someone has an opportunity to be savage and they most likely will take it because that is human