about:
•Civilization vs. Savagery
•Good vs.
Evil
•Weak vs. Strong
•Morality vs. Immorality
•Democracy
vs. Totalitarianism
•Order vs. Chaos
•Law vs.
Anarchy
•Reason vs. Impulse
Character’s
Representations:
Piggy (and
glasses)
Clear-sightedness,
intelligence. Their state represents the status of social
order.
Ralph, The
Conch
Democracy,
Order
Simon
Pure
Goodness, "Christ
Figure"
Roger
Evil,
Satan
Jack
Savagery,
Anarchy
The
Island
A microcosm representing the
world
The
"Scar"
Man's destruction, destructive
forces
The
Beast
The evil residing within
everyone, the dark side of human
nature.
Lord of the
Flies
The Devil, great danger or
evil
Lord of the Flies by William
Golding is a novel that
represents society and it's components in a
tale about a
children stranded on an island. Of the group there are
two
who want to lead the boys for the duration of their stay,
one
of which is Jack Merridew. Although he doesn't have
any
power at the beginning of the novel, he took every
chance
he had to try to take the position of chief which he
eventually
got. He ruled with an iron fist, allowing no one to
question
him or his leadership. Jack represented the wanting for
a
single, all powerful leader to guide the followers of
society
using any means he feels necessary.
Jack
was a very power hungry young boy. He liked to be in
command of things
and when he wasn't, he tried to put
himself into that position. This
desire for power was shown
throughout the novel, as was the fact that
he loved attention
that accompanied it. He loved to be the centre of
attention
and would do anything to boost himself above other
people.
To make him more evil, he was not able to conceal any
of
these characteristics, he had to let them
loose.
Upon the arrival of the boys to the island Jack was put in
the
middle of a power struggle. Although the conflict was
brief,
there was still a very obvious confrontation between
Jack
and Ralph.
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