William Golding once said, “We have a disharmony in our nature. We cannot live together without injuring each other.” The life experiences of the author during World War II allowed him to believe and shape the idea that humans are depraved beings who cannot coexist without harming their people. In the novel, Lord of the Flies, William Golding uses the characterization of Jack, Ralph, and Piggy to display the idea that human beings are evil and distrustful depending on their environment and circumstances.
The first character is Ralph, he represents democracy and civilization as he lives by the rules, acts peacefully, and follows moral commands, he also values the well-being of the group. The author refers to him as a boy that “proclaimed no evil” which allows the reader to infer that his intentions are pure. Although he is the only one who worries about the welfare of the boys and shows to be civilized his weaknesses are still remarkable when it comes to hunting, his “desire to squeeze and hurt” is over-mastering, and he becomes exhilarated and sense blood lust. Through his character, the author shows
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He is the smartest boy on the island as he recognizes the seriousness of the situation and realizes that all the boys are “acting like a crown of kids.” He is also the first to acknowledge that life entails making confident choices and establishing certain priorities. Although his character is not valued by others, Piggy still worries about the behavior as he asks them “what are we? Humans? Or animals? Or savages?” through this the author shows that Piggy is the only boy who is not falling for savagery, he is more scientific as he relates fear and the experiences they are going through to science, “when the fear of beast confuses them, Piggy speaks the life is scientific.” The death of Piggy marks the end of intellect and rationalism as “His head opened and stuff came out and turned