LotF - Characters, Themes, Context and Quotes
Good and Evil
Civilisation and Savagery
Order and Discipline
Crowd Mentality
External and Internal
Roger
Jack
Simon
Ralph
Purely Good - like Jesus
Helps others - gets fruit for the littluns
Goes to see if the beast is real, as the others were too scared and tries to tell the others about it
represents the superego: the part of the personality that looks at society's values and moral values and attempts perfection
the name 'Simon' in the Bible means the one who listens
represents goodness and caring
"Simon found for [the littluns] the fruit they could not reach"
speaks to the 'lord of the flies' and it taunts him and speaks to him in the 'voice of a school master'
William Golding was a teacher
Jesus was tempted by the devil after 40 days and 40 nights of fasting in the Judean Desert
Golding was a teacher, so he knew the behaviours of young boys
Simon is an allegory (something that reveals a hidden meaning) of Jesus Christ
"you knew, didn't you? I'm part of you? Close, close, close!"
relates to Jesus as he sacrificed his life to try and comfort the others about there being no beast
"what I mean is... maybe it's only us"
makes the boys question the existence of the beast, shows how they are still boys as they have lots of imagination - Golding was a teacher so knew about this
relates to soldiers in the Cold War and WWII sacrificing themselves
Destroys littluns sandcastle and Maurice (his sidekick) kicks sand in Percival's eye
says that there should be a vote for leader - causing tension
throws rocks
sharpens a stick at both ends
shows no remorse to killing Piggy
"Roger sharpened a stick at both ends"
He wants to behead him and put Ralph's head on a stick, like the pigs
"Roger with a delirious sense of abandonment, leaned all of his weight on the lever"
first, when he was concealed by a tree and teases a littlun by throwing stones aimed to land close by
second, just before he pushed the boulder to kill Piggy
"Someone was throwing stones: Roger was dropping them"
"Roger gathered a handful of stones and began to throw them" "Here, invisible yet strong, was the taboo of old life"
"Round the squatting child was the protection of parents and school and policemen and the law" - when roger was throwing rocks just past the littluns
sadistic - relates to Hitler torturing innocent jews
"Man produces evil as a bee produces honey" - evil is the natural instinct to humans - Golding
Isn't satisfied by the mock hunt using Robert as the mock pig as there isn't death
"you want a pig... like a real hunt"
"Roger led the way straight through the castles, kicking them over"
the name 'Roger' originates from the anglo-saxon name 'Hrothgar' meaning famous with the spear
"Roger sharpened a stick at both ends"
antagonist
Represents wildness and violence
Represents the Id: the part of the personality that is primitive instinct
the name 'Jack' means the one who usurps (take a position of power or importance illegally or by force) in Hebrew
loses his humanity throughout the book
he stands in Ralph's way of building a fire, and creating a civilised society on the island
Leader of the choir
Hitler youth -
after hunting on the island, jack becomes savage and "ape-like"
Jack tries to dominate the group rather than working with Ralph to benefit it
"ape-like"
"behind which Jack hid, liberated from shame and self-consciousness"