These boys, Jack and Ralph, both fight for dominance during this novel, whilst grappling with their egos and desires. Ralph is the superior leader in, “Lord of the Flies,” due to his prioritizing the group’s welfare and emphasizing reason over primal instinct. Ralph's leadership prioritizes the group's welfare, he says “We've got to have special people for looking after the fire. Any day there may be a ship out there... ”(Golding 33)
At the beginning of the story, Jack is a simple school boy, looking to be part of the group and go exploring with Ralph, while waiting to be rescued. "We'll get food," cried Jack. "Hunt. Catch things... Until they fetch us."
“The Word, that understandable and lawful Word, was slipping away.” (Golding 82). Ralph, the original leader of the boys in the Lord of The Flies, is initially a great leader and person. Ralph soon becomes pulled by his desires, a recurring theme of human nature seen frequently. Ralph experiences a man vs. societal conflict due to Jack’s influence but is resolved through the arrival of the long-awaited Naval officer.
Truong Page 1 Lauryn Truong Mr. Poling English 5th Period 7 October 2015 Lord of the Flies Character Analysis: Simon In William Golding's Lord of the Flies, Simon is empathetic; however, he struggles to communicate with the boys. One trait that Simon has is empathy, which is expressed through his actions. Golding develops Simon as a Christ-like figure, meaning he takes on characteristics that Christ had. Like Jesus, he is able to interpret what the group's problems are and what needs to be done to fix them.
In the novel “Lord of the Flies” by William Golding the ultimate one responsible for the destruction of the island is Jack. In the novel Golding has wrote about how a group of british boys crashed on a plane and landed on a island where there are no adults,just little british boys stranded on a island .In the beginning one of the boys Ralph was the responsible leader where he knew what to do an how to manage. But of course there was this one cureles jealous boy that wanted to be a leader,the one in charge. Because of how ruthless and savage Jack was he took the fear that the boys had within them and used it against them to make them join his tribe which started the destruction of the island.
Ralph- Overall Ralph is a pretty independent character. He was elected the leader of the boys at the beginning of the story. Ralph is a natural born leader and has influences over the other boys. Ralph has the conch shell which symbolizes a sense of power, he blows the conch shell to assemble all the boys together to meet. Without Ralph it is very unlikely the boys would have a leader and be as organized.
Isabel Carter Mr. Sgourdos Humanities 9 11/26/2017 What thematic message about human nature is portrayed in Lord of the Flies? How is evil portrayed in this novel? “Human nature is evil, and goodness is caused by intentional activity,” states Xun Kuang, a Chinese Confucian philosopher. Although historians believe that there is so much good in human nature, William Golding’s Lord of the Flies illustrates human nature to be naturally evil through Jack’s actions, Simons encounter with the lord of the flies, and the primitive nature that controls the schoolboys when they are taken out of civilization.
At first glance, Ralph is a central character who starts and completes William Golding novel The Lord of the Flies. From the onset of the novel, he is described as a “fair boy” with an “attractive appearance” (p7, 29). The author compares his stature as that of a boxer, “as far as width and heaviness of shoulders went, but there was a mildness about his mouth and eyes that proclaimed no devil” (p11). He has the physique and presence of a typical leader – strong but with a kind heart that makes him trustworthy.
Simon grew up on the main land till he reached the age of 13. It was then he as enrolled into Redleaves Academy. All he wanted to do was to be a good dad, Simon didn't care about what field to go to. He just wanted to become a husband and dad to a loving family. This made him a little too forward with the ladies and they tend to push him away.
Simon is the most intriguing character in Lord of the Flies. Simon is quiet and appears weak and innocent at first introduction, but he becomes progressively enlightened and empowered as the story unfolds. He aligns himself with Ralph and Piggy helping them out setting himself apart from the others. The author made Simon a much more Christ-like-figure within the story by giving him the ability to see and hear things that the others could not; including when he was martyred. Finally, Simon grew from just a boy, to a boy that was spoken to from the gods and understood more than the other boys.
Ralph and Simon are both the “good” characters in the Lord of the Flies, but their goodness spark from two different origins. Simon is sometimes considered somewhat of a Christ-like figure. He confronted the Lord of the Flies, just like the Devil confronted Jesus at once. The Garden of Eden is a pristine place with evil corrupting it.
When Simon was killed in Lord of the Flies by William Golding, his role, a righteous and pure boy untainted by barbarity, perished along with his body. He embodied the innocence and naivety of the modern civilization and symbolized the children before they mutated into savages, influenced by the lack of regulation and jurisdiction. In spite of this, one can argue that his passing was not a primary shifting mark in the novel due to the power dynamic between all the boys remaining the same, considering that Piggy continued to be neglected as Jack went on to attaining authority on the island. While it may seem like nothing changed, Simon’s murder allowed Jack to display his superiority and bring out the violent and uncontrollable nature within all the boys. As a result, since Jack’s philosophy of savageness and cruelty was fueled by Simon’s death, the event was a major turning point in the novel.
Simon, the Disciple “He was a small, skinny boy, his chin pointed, and his eyes so bright they had deceived Ralph into thinking him delightfully gay and wicked” (Golding, 55). Simon, a character in the “Lord of the Flies” is a “skinny vivid little boy” yet the boy is strong and stands up for he what believes is right. (FIX SENT.) That is just one of the many qualities this boy has. Simon is a very wise and philosophical type of boy.
In the book, The Lord of the Flies, Simon says,” Maybe… there is a beast… What I mean is… maybe it is only us. ”(89) Scared and alone, Simon tells all of the boys that the beast is only themselves. Simon, who is wise and more mature, tries to tell the boys that there is nothing to be scared about.
In Lord of the flies, many of the characters fit into the prompt. But the character that fits the description of an outward existence which conforms, the inward life which questions was Simon. Although he didn’t intend to stir up trouble, his thoughts about the beast did just that. In Lord of the flies, Simon is described to act in a saint-like manner.
