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The Lord of the Flies - Coggle Diagram
The Lord of the Flies
CHARACTERS
Ralph
He is the protagonist, He is the elected leader of the group of boys on the island. He is generally fair-minded and decisive. He listens to others but takes control when necessary
Piggy
Intellectual boy, Piggy’s inventiveness frequently leads to innovation, such as the makeshift sundial that the boys use to tell time.
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Jack
One of the older boys stranded on the island. Jack becomes the leader of the hunters but longs for total power and becomes increasingly wild, barbaric, and cruel as the novel progresses
Roger
Is the most sadistic, cruel older boy who brutalizes the littluns and eventually murders
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WHAT DO THEY SYMBOLIZE
Ralph
Ralph represents human beings’ civilizing instinct, as opposed to the savage instinct that Jack embodies.
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Simón
Simon represents a kind of natural goodness, as opposed to the unbridled evil of Jack and the imposed morality of civilization represented by Ralph and Piggy.
Piggy
Piggy represents the scientific, rational side of civilization.
Jack
represents the instinct of savagery within human beings, as opposed to the civilizing instinct Ralph represents..