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Ralph O Ralph is a natural leaderO He seems sensible but funO He is the only “good” survivorO Links to the ConchO He is DemocraticO Becomes a manO His name is derived from Old
English word for "wolf council" O “there was a mildness about his
mouth and eyes that proclaimed no devil."
O “golden hair”O His emotional stability decreases
until he cries for the first time at the end of the book.
JackO Leader of the choir O He is an obvious bullyO Jealous of Ralph and the fact that he
was chosen to be leader over him O He is hungry for powerO Ginger and freckled, not as physically
attractive as Ralph, is this why he covers his face with paint?
O Obsessive, with hunting especially. O Becomes a beast by the end of the
book. O Name means ‘lord of the land’ in Old
English or could be derived from the Hebrew name Jacob which literally means "one who takes over“
Piggy O Piggy is destined to die from the start. You
could argue this because of the “survival of the fittest” theory.
O He has physical disadvantages because he is fat, asthmatic and is short sighted. Without his glasses, everything becomes a blur.
O Piggy is the wisest character. O He displays a feminine voice as he looks
after the littleuns’ and seems to be the only one who cares about them.
O He acts much more maturely that the other boys
O He is the second boy that we see die. O He is unwantedO He is an obvious outsiderO Ralph only realises what a true friend Piggy
was at the end of the book.
RogerO Roger emerges gradually in the
book O Is he evil? O he murders Piggy O Name means ‘good with spear’
in Old EnglishO He is cruel. He deliberately
spoils the littluns' games. Later, he relishes sharpening a stick at both ends with which to kill Ralph.
O But…O When throwing stones at the
littleuns’ he deliberately misses, this shows a good side of Roger.
SimonO Prophetic and Jesus-likeO He is Different: O Ralph says "He's queer. He's funny." Piggy says
"He's cracked".O Hebrew name "Shim'on" means "one who
listens or observes"O Simon is at one with natureO He is scared because he knows what will
happen.O First boy we see dieO Simon's close relationship with nature seems to
carry on even after he is dead: " The waves turned the corpse gently in the water. ... Softly, surrounded by a fringe of bright inquisitive creatures, itself a silver shape beneath the steadfast constellations, Simon's dead body moved out towards the open sea".