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Lord of the flies
Characterization
Ralph: He is the protagonist, he is the oldest boy, leader of the group, Golding
describes him as tall and handsome, he is calm, rational, very touchy, and shows his politics of democracy.
Piggy: He is chubby, clumsy, and averse to physical labor
because he suffers from asthma, intellectual of the island, extroverted, talented, sensitive, and meticulous, similar ideology to Ralph.
Jack Merridew: He is a leader, He is cruel and sadistic,
concerned only with hunting and killing pigs. He is also selfish.
Simon: He is the most introspective, he represents the spiritual
side of human nature.
Sam and Eric: They are twins, they deal with individualism and human uniqueness.
Roger: He is cruel, rude and ill-mannered.
Plot
INTRODUCTION: A group of boys fall in an island, due to a plan-wrecked. They make an assembly to elect a chief in which Ralph is chosen as the leader.
RISING ACTION: To choose hunters and to kill animals in order to survive. Children believe that there are beasts on the island and they come from the sea. One night one of the twins saw something that has fallen down from the air. They all think that it is a beast, infact it was a parachutist.
While they were searching for the beast they saw something on a tree which seems like a great ape, it was the death body of parachutist.
Jack can not come to terms with the leadership of Ralph, therefore the former rebels. Ralph and Jack fought and seperated their own groups. Jack become a chief but he did not get the conch, Ralph is also leader and has the conch.
CLIMAX: One day Piggy went to Jack's castle to ask for his glasses back and Ralph accompanied him. When they arrive at the castle, Ralph is attacked but he escaped. In the evening his follows left him alone. He learns that he will be hunted, like a pig.
FALLING ACTION: Next morning Ralph see the savages, understand that death is near. So, he ran away. He was fleeing from the flames and spears. RESOLUTION: He finished the running on the beach, he started to beg for mercy.When he locks up he see a naval officer who is gazing down at him, and Ralph breaks down in his anguish
Structure
158 Pages.
12 Chapters.
Author: William Golding
Golding, W. (1954). LORD OF THE FLIES. United Kingdom: Faber and Faber.
Conflict
competiton for power
figthing
Killing
choose between good and bad
survive on the island
Style
Simbology: Shell, Piggy glasess, bomfire and pig head.
use of a tragic tone
There are various feelings, such as happiness, love, hate, worry, and fear.
Setting
War times
The island
paradiasical
realistically
Rhetorical devices
Paradox: The boys think that the beast is in the middle of the forest, however, the true beast is in themselves.
Antithesis: "They looked at each other puzzled, with love and hate"
Theme
Are
William, G. (2019). Lord of the flies. GradeSaver retrieved by
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7.-The Negative Consequences of the War
6.-Loss of Innocence
5.-Dehumanization of Relationships
4.-Man vs. Nature
3.-The Nature of Evil
2.-Individualism vs. Community
1.- Civilization vs. Savagery
(Yakup, 1999, p.4)
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