Throughout William Golding's novel Lord of the Flies, the reader sees each of the main characters shift in identity during their strenuous time on the island. Golding portrays the natural human inclination towards evil through the characterization of each of the boys. Golding gives the reader a better understanding regarding the characters’ true insights by showcasing their behavior and violence. These boys are too juvenile and inexperienced to maintain any form of order or prevent continuous chaos. This chaos becomes increasingly worse when the threat of a “beast” is presented. This chaos creates a life threatening situation that leads the boys to make questionable decisions in fear for their safety and lives. In fear and of having no hope of potential rescue, to survive …show more content…
At the beginning of the novel, Golding gives the reader an imperative distinction between rival leaders Ralph and Jack. Ralph is described as knowing right from wrong, whereas Jack is notably described as being an angry and confrontational character. Although Jack is the leader of the boys’ choir, Ralph displays a better leadership due to the fact that the boys’ are aware that, unlike Jack, Ralph is a fair leader and knows right from wrong. As leader, Ralph tries to protect the biguns and littluns to the best of his ability through organizing hunters in order to provide for food, and building shelters on the beach while simultaneously making attempts to be rescued, an example being the signal fire. The biguns and littluns do not listen to Ralph, one reason is because they do not want to do the work, and another is because they want to have fun.