Lord Of The Flies Samneric Character Analysis

In Golding’s Lord of the Flies many characters are easy to relate to or perhaps some can even make personal connections to the characters. One of the characters in Lord of the Flies is Samneric; twins on the island who cannot be told apart. At first they seem to be enjoying their life, despite that the boys start to break up into their own tribes and Samneric is forced to join one of the boys tribes. Another person that can relate to them is siamese twins named Evelyn. Throughout their life, they are forced into situations that they do not want to be in and is ostracised by others. Samneric and Evelyn’s life experiences are very similar to each other. One of the ways that these two characters relate is that they were seen as one person and not two separate people. When the children first crash landed on the island and met up with the other group of boys. As they boys gathered names, the boys were unable to differentiate between Sam and Eric. The names …show more content…
While on the island, Samneric had some sense of a home, whether it was in the tribes or with his family. They never had to be taken by others and did not travel so much. They were also ecstatic at first till they realized the gravity of the situation they were in. Evelyn never had a home, even when they were born they immediately were taken from their home and constantly on the move. From one place to another, Evelyn became very uncomfortable and terrified of the world around them. Even though they share differences, Samneric and Evelyn share traits that reflect on what both went though. Both were seen as one person instead of two individuals and both were forced into very new and strange situations. Neither were able to decide for themselves what they wanted. These twins lived in fear of what could happen to them if they tried to rebel against the rules set in place for them. This is how their life experiences are almost identical to each