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Lord of the Flies
William Golding (1954)
Ralph
• Elected chief• Focused on Rescue• Fire• Tries to keep order• Rival of Jack
Jack Merridew
• Sadistic (likes to inflict harm on others)
• Ruthless / merciless• Prideful• Jealous• Aggressive• HATES Ralph &
Piggy
Hunters
Piggy = Reason & Logic
Civilization
• Rules / Order / Society / Civilized• CONCH SHELL = SYMBOL OF THIS• Elected leadership• Democracy• Division of labor & tasks• Vision & plans• RESCUE = the goal
Anarchy / Disorder / Savage
• Spears• Power taken by force• Dictatorship• Aimlessness• Fun and games• Impulse• meat
“the lord of the flies”
Simon
• Innocent• Sees the truth• Pure
Jack’s leadership
• Manipulates boys by scaring them
• Fear as a way to control others
Use of fear to control