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Lord of the Flies Themes - Coggle Diagram

- - - - Ralph's name originates fro 'Raedewulf' meaning to counsel
- - - - Roger starts a vote for chief
- - - - Helps pick fruit off trees for the littluns
        
        :star:"Simon found for the littluns the fruit they could not reach... and passed them back down to the endless, outstretched hands" :star:
        
        CONTEXT: Simon represents Jesus when he goes to feed the 50,000 which shows that he is compassionate and self-sacrificial
      - Goes to see if the Beast is real
        
        :star: "You knew it didn't you? I'm part of you" :star:*
        
        The Beast is said to speak to Simon in the voice of a schoolmaster
        
        Golding was a teacher in an all-boys school which shows that he has lots of knowledge of how boys act when unaccompanied by adults and rules
        
        This shows that Simon is willing to sacrifice himself to save the others and bring forward the truth
        
        CONTEXT: Jesus was tempted by the devil after 40 days and 40 nights of fasting in the desert which shows that Simon is seen as a saintly figure and is a savior as he's willing to sacrifice himself
      - Confronts the Lord of the Flies
      - Helps Ralph to build the shelters
        
        :star:Ralph "All day I've been working with Simon" :star:
      - stands up for piggy when he is being bullied/ ostracised
        
        "we used his specs... he helped that way"
        
        " :star:shoved his piece of meat over the rocks to Piggy" :star: :
      - represents the superego: the part of the personality that looks at society's values and moral values and attempts perfection
      - Simon represents good as he always notices the little details; when the boys went off exploring the island, they were focusing on shelters and food and hunting, but Simon only noticed the "blue flowers"
        
        When Simon dies, unlike all of the other gory and tragic endings, Simon is described as being "softly surrounded by a fringe of inquisitive bright creatures"
      - Simon is the only character who uses physical affection
        
        "stroked Ralph's arm shyly"
    - - prioritises rescue and safety
        
        makes the shelters with simon, but no one else does
      - takes the lead in order to get rescued and stay protected
      - 'Ralph' originates from the hebrew name 'Raedewulf' meaning to counsel and wolf
    - - Thinks of ways to get rescued
      - Wants to group up with other survivors by using the conch
      - learns the littluns names
  - - - antagonist
        
        stands in Ralph's way of building a fire and creating a civilised society on the island
      - represents wildness and violence
        
        after hunting on the island, jack becomes savage and "ape-like"
      - Represents the Id: the part of the personality that is primitive instinct
    - - Near the start of the book, Roger walks through and kicks over the sandcastles that the littluns are building
        
        “Roger led the way straight through the castles,kicking them over”
    - - Lord of the Flies is another name for 'Beelzebub" which translates literally to the Devil
    - - The Hunters chant "kill the beast, cut her throat, spill her blood"
  - - - "a bird, a vision of
        red and yellow, flashed upwards with a witch-like cry"