William Golding's Lord Of The Flies: Clashing

Clashing Characteristics of Characters

In the novel Lord of the Flies, Jack displays savage like qualities that exhibit his destructive motives as well depicting his character as inadequate. In the paragraph describing his forest the language used presents the scenery as primitive and alarming. Simon’s forest however, is described using imagery in order to portray beautiful scenery. His forest represents the calming and tranquil mood that he displays throughout the novel. William Golding compares Jack’s jungle and Simon’s jungle to show their clashing characteristics giving the reader a clear representation of their motives and who they really are. Jack is a strong character, and has been from the beginning of the story, his personality differentiates

In Jacks forest, there are “...pale flowers on… grey bark.” In tropical forests the vision of bright colored flowers laying amongst rich colored trees is prominent. But instead, in Jacks forest, there is nothing but simplicity and dreariness. This really reflects who Jack is as a character due to a sort of darkness that’s part of his general disposition. Compared to Simon’s forest, Jack’s lacks an all around beauty and livelihood. It shows unwelcoming images that are not appealing, which perfectly depicts a character like Jack. He has an unwelcoming attitude, as well as being unappealing due to his power hungry motives. :Simon also displays the beauty of the forest through his descriptions of the “bright fantastic birds”. He shows the beauty of the island with the adjectives “bright” and “fantastic”. These two words are often connotated with energy and liveliness. Simon’s forest is filled with life and wonder. It shows his appreciation for the animals and plants that are around him. He has a respect for them and believes that they are beautiful, this is quite different from the views of Jack.