Chapters 1-2
1. Ralph- A 12 year old boy who is one of the oldest and he is the group leader and he try's to organized groups to help build shelter.
Piggy- Ralph's left hand man and he tends to wine a lot but he is also known as Ralph's "Lieutenant".
Simon- A young boy which is the shyest out of all of them, Simon has good intentions, is always well mannered towards others and he loves the nature.
Jack- A older boy on the island, he takes advantage of his power and gets to be cruel as time goes on.
Sam & Eric- Twin boys who choose Ralph's side, the boys are always together. The others think of them as one and the other boys call them "Samneric".
Roger- A bitter boy who likes to hurt people.
The littluns- The youngest boys on the island who are around ages 6 and mostly tag along with Ralph.
2. The boys came to the island because they got shot down.
3. The symbol of authority that the boys have is the conch shell. The conch shows who is the boss, and who has the right to speak at times.
4. The readers learn that Jack’s method of dealing with the world seems to be very cruel and violent.
5. When Jack’s hesitates it shows that he has to learn to put aside his shyness, whether they are learned or natural. He promised that “next time there would be no mercy.”
6. There job was to get food …show more content…
Whether Simon’s encounter is imagined, or supernatural is not very clear. The content of the Lord’s message, though is central to the book. The Lord of the Flies explains to Simon that it is useless to try to kill the beast. “I am a part of you,” he says. Golding seems to imply that no matter what name you give to evil, be it sin, the devil, neurosis, hate, violence, terrorism, or sheer wanton destruction, these traits are inside of man. The conflict between good and evil is inside each boy on the island and it is inside all of us. This book, which pictures the downfall of a small society on an unknown island, also gives a portrait of what it means to be
1. Ralph- A 12 year old boy who is one of the oldest and he is the group leader and he try's to organized groups to help build shelter.
Piggy- Ralph's left hand man and he tends to wine a lot but he is also known as Ralph's "Lieutenant".
Simon- A young boy which is the shyest out of all of them, Simon has good intentions, is always well mannered towards others and he loves the nature.
Jack- A older boy on the island, he takes advantage of his power and gets to be cruel as time goes on.
Sam & Eric- Twin boys who choose Ralph's side, the boys are always together. The others think of them as one and the other boys call them "Samneric".
Roger- A bitter boy who likes to hurt people.
The littluns- The youngest boys on the island who are around ages 6 and mostly tag along with Ralph.
2. The boys came to the island because they got shot down.
3. The symbol of authority that the boys have is the conch shell. The conch shows who is the boss, and who has the right to speak at times.
4. The readers learn that Jack’s method of dealing with the world seems to be very cruel and violent.
5. When Jack’s hesitates it shows that he has to learn to put aside his shyness, whether they are learned or natural. He promised that “next time there would be no mercy.”
6. There job was to get food …show more content…
Whether Simon’s encounter is imagined, or supernatural is not very clear. The content of the Lord’s message, though is central to the book. The Lord of the Flies explains to Simon that it is useless to try to kill the beast. “I am a part of you,” he says. Golding seems to imply that no matter what name you give to evil, be it sin, the devil, neurosis, hate, violence, terrorism, or sheer wanton destruction, these traits are inside of man. The conflict between good and evil is inside each boy on the island and it is inside all of us. This book, which pictures the downfall of a small society on an unknown island, also gives a portrait of what it means to be