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LOTF (Characters (Ralph (Quotations (“we ought to have a chief”,…

- - - - Hitler
      - Cold War (USSR)
      - Freud (the id)
      - The choir and the Church is meant to symbolise innocence, so the idea that Jack is evil shows anyone can commit horrors
    - - “compulsion to track down and kill"
      - “They walked along, two continents of experience and feeling, unable to communicate” — Cold War
      - “hunt and feast and have fun” —> Hitler
      - “tall, thin, and bony” and “ugly without silliness” (by introducing a character without a name, it helps the reader see him less as an individual to begin with. This is done with all the characters)
      - “The mask was a thing on its own, behind which Jack hid, liberated from shame and self-consciousness” (feels he is able to do whatever he wishes. Exhibits a basic, primeval instinct to hunt)
      - “I’m chapter chorister and head boy. I can sing C sharp.” (he thinks he "ought to be chief”. These qualities are not useful and relevant to be chief.)
      - "Now Jack was yelling too and Ralph could no longer make himself heard” (Ralph beginning to lose control)
      - “You’re talking too much […] Shut up, Fatty” (Jack’s preference to action over thought, and highlights a key contrast between him and Piggy)
      - “This was the voice of one who knew his own mind” (Unwilling to compromise his own ideas, of which he is certain)
  - - - Freud (the ego)
      - Cold War (USA)
    - - “we ought to have a chief”
      - “shriek[s] with laughter about Piggy’s name” —> Ralph is still a kid, he’s not completely innocent
      - "launched himself like a cat; stabbed, snarling, with the spear, and the savage doubled up"
      - “wept for the end of innocence, the darkness of man’s heart, and the fall through the air of the wise, true friend called Piggy"
      - “the boy with fair hair” and “attractive” (by introducing a character without a name, it helps the reader see him less as an individual to begin with. This is done with all the characters)
      - “There aren’t any grown-ups. We shall have to look for ourselves.” (practical, uses common sense to approach problems; simplicity of language, lack of connectives or supporting arguments shows that he sees no need to try to persuade the others of his view)
      - “This meeting must not be fun, but business” (he thinks before-hand, acknowledging that the meeting cannot be a wasted opportunity"
      - “Better Piggy than Fatty […] I’m sorry if you feel like that” (Ralph is capable of acting diplomatically, demonstrating his leadership abilities in handling other people's feelings. Relationship with Piggy)
      - “there was a mildness about his mouth and eyes that proclaimed no devil” (Ralph has no hidden depths or unhealthy character traits. He is gentle and can be trusted)
      - “Don’t you understand, Piggy? The things we did—“ (He is able to come to terms with the reasons why Simon was killed. He shows true leadership qualities. He is willign to share the blame and responsibility for Simon's death)
      - “There was something good about a fire. Something overwhelmingly good.” (Ralph is beginning to forget the need to be rescued as savagery begins to rule the island)
  - - - Freud (the superego)
    - - “My! You’ve made a big heap, haven’t you?” (parental figure, sees possible dangers of the fire among the potential of enjoyment seen by the other boys)
      - “He was shorter than the fair boy and very fat” (Golding emphasizes his physical difference from the start; isolating him from the other boys)
      - “Piggy was an outsider” (More isolation)
      - “them that haven’t no common sense” (He is metaphorically, if not literally, clear-sighted —> irony, needs ‘specs’ to see literally, but is insightful)
      - “We could find out how to make a small hot fire and then put green branches on to make smoke” (Good at problem solving and using rational thought; working collaboratively)
- - - - "the white, magic shell"
  - - - “the island was getting worse and worse"
      - “a bird, a vision of red and yellow, flashed upwards with a witch-like cry” (threatening; foreshadows events later)
      - “scar” (is this figuratively referring to the boy’s impact of their arrival on the island?)
- - - - Jack is delighted at the prospect of a hunt. At last, the power is shifting his way. He is able to ridicule Piggy’s fear of the beast and the importance of the conch, seeing it as pointless and unproductive.
      - Piggy is not physically active. However, he is intelligent and able to express his ideas and opinions. Despite dismissing ghosts earlier, he admits to being frightened, suggesting that they stay where they are rather than search for the beast.
      - Piggy is motivated by fear. Jack is motivated by pride. Ralph is motivated by rescue and order.