Piggy represents the voice of reason, this is because he is an intellect and a realist and has a very serious personality. The author added him because he is showing as many types of people that could be on a stranded island; thus, creating conflict, yet problem solving as well. Ralph is the leader and strongest person mentally of the group. This is because he is perceptive and understands the situation and uses his instincts to try to get rescued. Jack is the bully-type figure who has power as a result of his physical stature and aggressiveness, but lacks in good leader qualities. The author added him to conflict specifically with Ralph, because they are both alpha males, but they are also very different in their opinions. Simon represents the peace and innocence of the group. He is fairly simple in terms of his purpose, and just follows whoever he believes is responsible. With all this chaos, he is looking into the forest and marveling at the animals and plant-life there. The little ones' only represent the sort of untamed/wild side of life; in that, they are not well behaved without an authority figure to teach them right from wrong. This creates difficulties for the island because they are the majority and hard to control. This leads to the major theme of the importance of control and order.
Piggy represents a realist, because he is always trying to see what will actually happen, and not just what he wants to happen. He understands that they probably will not be found, unless they do certain things. However, the others disagree with him. For example, Ralph thinks his Dad will come and rescue them all, but Piggy knows that will probably not happen. He was added to show that in life, some people will be the realist, but this will bring down the hopes of the others. This is why they target him, and are mean to him.
Ralph represents the leader, because he is the one who tries to take charge. Ralph finds the conch, and then says that he will have meetings, and using the conch he will determine who talks, but the rules do not apply to him. However, in order to become a strong leader in life, sometimes people end up asserting their authority. Ralph does this, and ends up being mean to Piggy on some occasions. The author wanted to show that usually there are some people who end up being mean to others, in order to become the leader or the most powerful.
Jack represents a mean spirited person, who also tries to be leader, but he ends up not being leader. In the beginning of the book, there was a vote for leader, and Jack ended up losing, but the fact that he wanted to be leader represents his want for power and leadership. As previously stated, power usually corresponds with being mean to others when needed. The Author used this character in order to show that sometimes, there are people who are not kind-hearted, and when they don't get what they want, that can lead to worse behavior.
Simon represents the peaceful, serene character. There is a scene where he goes into the woods to be alone, and admires the beauty. He also helps the younger kids with getting the fruit from the trees that they cannot reach, showing his kindness. The author used Simon to show that there are truly good people in the world.
The little ones are the young children that are generally six in the book. As most children, they are young and wild and reckless. Without any supervision, they are very wild and can lead to chaos. Especially when there are more children than people to care for them, which is the case in this book. Thus, The author is showing the theme of the book that it is very hard to control all of the children, because there are so many of them, and without adults they cannot be controlled well. The theme of the book is chaos.
Piggy is over weight, and is picked on by the other characters of the book. This is a great dynamic because his intelligence over shadows his physical features. In this particular situation, his intelligence helps the situation the boys are in. He is a realist and will continue to move the story along and help the boys survive. He put's up with a lot.
Ralph is a leader. Although he is controlling, his power is important to help sustain order with the boys. An example of his leadership is when he finds a shell (the conch). He uses the conch for the boys to hold when they want to speak. Although it isn't completely successful because other characters interrupt each other, it's a good idea to have and can be a continuous effort to work. Order will prevent kayos and help the boys survive. Ralph is an important character for this.
Jack represents manipulation. Although he tries to take control in different points of the story, he is just rude and mean spirited. He acts on instinct, but in a negative way. He is the novels antagonist and one of the older boys, and will continue to try to gain power which will make things more complicated and result in issues that aren't necessary.
Simon represents sensitivity and good nature. He is shy and behaves kindly towards the little ones. He doesn't bring in bad energy, and is willing to do anything to help others. He seems well put together, and is opposite of Jack. He is kind hearted and loves nature which helps the situation the boys are in because they are stuck on an island, full of nature.
The little ones are all the children who are younger than the older boys. They are around 6-8 years old. They represent ignorance and innocence. They aren't as educated as the older boys because of their age and haven't experienced life as long as most people so it's hard for them to understand certain things. Their behavior is like most young boys… wild, reckless.. therefore they need to be watched over by the loder boys. IT's important that the older boys watch over them and lead with example.
The theme of the novel is survival, and what to do when things get chaotic. Order is important to sustain.
Piggy represents maturity and rational thought, as he is the boy willing to do tedious tasks like count the boys. Golding makes Piggy an outcast through his weight and glasses because on the island, the majority of the boys are immature and are just happy to be away from adults. Piggy being an outcast also represents how he is the only realist and considers the possibility that the boys won't be rescued.
Ralph represents the natural leader in life. The boys intuitively elected him as chief over Jack and he has the conch, which he uses to unify the boys. As the leader, Ralph is responsible for necessary survival tasks and for keeping the boys hopeful. This means he has to build shelters and at the same time, keep telling the boys his dad will come so they don't lose hope.
Jack symbolizes the fighter and insecurity. He was aggressive in his desire to become chief and stubborn with Ralph over whether he should build or hunt for pigs. He's also insecure because he surrounds himself with choir boys and is afraid the kill the pig. His aggressiveness foreshadows that there might be a stronger external conflict and power struggle between him an Ralph.
Simon, unlike Ralph and Jack, represents serenity and peace. He went into a jungle clearing just to admire the natural beauty, and didn't get caught up in little things like who was chief and how much people had to help. This calmness shows that even during an intense conflict, the possibility for peace is still possible.
The little ones represent cluelessness; they don't understand the conflict and struggles between Ralph and Jack. Further, rather than focusing on survival, they run off and play. This shows the necessity of a strong leader in order to unify the boys and stay alive.
The book represents ideas of power struggles and characteristics of people in conflict. We know the book is set in the pre-WWII conflict, so Golding is making a claim about human nature and survival. We have to see what happens in the book and wait for the characters to further define themselves to understand the holistic allegory.
All the character in the Lord of the Flies are allegories of the human instinct.
Piggy represents the realistic, intellectual instincts we all have. A version of the conscience. He looks at situations and outcome of situations as they really are without factoring in hope, chance, miracle. He also believes in the civilized manner and uses his intellect to try to make it happen between all the boys.
Ralph represents human beings’ civilizing instinct. He is the rational protagonist that lack the amount of intelligence Piggy has. He has a strong sense of calmness in dire situations that makes other people elect him as leader even though Piggy is more intelligent and Jack clearly wants the power. Because of it all, he also represents order, civilization, and productive leadership in the novel because of all he does to try to civilize the kids so they can survive.
Jack strongly represents the instinct of savagery. The opposite of Ralph. He is the one to embody the violent and barbaric instinct that is in all humans. It is also an interesting allegory because it sheds light on this instinct that most of us have been able to quiet down into a whisper because the civil instinct has become the primary one.
Simon represents the spiritual human goodness thats connected with nature. He is simple and complex all at ones. He embodies the moral instinct of a man. The correct moral instinct because he acts morally not out of guilt or shame but because he believes in the inherent value of it. He embodies all that is good about the human instinct.
The little ones represent the naive and raw instinct of humans. They had not lived in a civilized society long enough to have been though the rights of civilizing or the wrongs of salvaging. They don't know or understand the difference between right or wrong because it has not been taught to them. And they most definitely do not know of morals of any kind, so they don't match with Simon, Ralph or Jack. Yet they still pick to be in Jacks group because he is the one that will provide them what they think they need, which is protection from the "beasts" and a sense of secure-ness which they couldn't find with Ralph or Simon because they don't understand they're train of thought.
The book allegorically represents all the different aspects of human instincts. Those we show off like civilizing and Morals, and those we try to hide like violence and ignorance. Overall it shows the different instincts and how they react, change, or stay the same when put into difficult situations
Within the novel, Lord of the Flies, several characters are used as representations of aspects of society to enhance the plotline of the story. Piggy can be interpreted as a symbol of rationality or order within the group of boys. Piggy, although not the most physically imposing character, has a higher level of thinking when compared to the rest of the children. He desires unity and order within the group because if there is chaos, the hope of surviving diminishes. Piggy can be described as rational because he attempts to organize the group and maintain their civilized nature. He provides/reinforces ideas such as building the huts or exploring the island. Ralph can be a representation of civilized society because he attempts to lead/organize the group of boys in a diplomatic and democratic way. Ralph leads the group in order to maintain stability (they had to work as a unit to survive). He acknowledges this responsibility and commences a division of labor where all the kids would contribute to the overall benefit of the group. Although he dislikes the inability of the younger children to work, Ralph still attempts to keep the civilized nature of the group. A symbol of primal instinct and savagery would be Jack due to his wild nature. He does not want to conform to the rules under Ralph and promotes more of anarchist society. His aggressive nature leads to various hasty decisions that make Jack seem barbaric such as insulting the children on the island. He is also the symbol of primal instinct because he has a certain blood lust driving his desire to kill a pig. Simon can be thought as the opposite to Jack because he represents serenity and the beauty of life. While everyone on the island is under the stress of survival, Simon attempts to find internal peace and tranquility through his isolation in the jungle. He is not an aggressive character and conforms to the various rules of the island, in order to avoid disruption. I believe the little ones may represent the innocence of mankind. Children are innocent and often oblivious to the struggles of reality. While the older children accept the challenge of survival, the younger kids remain childish and continue to play. These people preserve the naïve ability of one to remain happy under unappealing situations. The book as a whole can represent the struggle between civilization and savagery. As human beings we are subject to primal instinct or aspects of an aggressive nature throughout moments of our lives. However, this book reminds the audience that society must remain civilized in order to maintain stability and make advancements towards our communities. Daniel Maldonado pd. 7
Piggy represents the voice of reason, this is because he is an intellect and a realist and has a very serious personality. The author added him because he is showing as many types of people that could be on a stranded island; thus, creating conflict, yet problem solving as well.
ReplyDeleteRalph is the leader and strongest person mentally of the group. This is because he is perceptive and understands the situation and uses his instincts to try to get rescued.
Jack is the bully-type figure who has power as a result of his physical stature and aggressiveness, but lacks in good leader qualities. The author added him to conflict specifically with Ralph, because they are both alpha males, but they are also very different in their opinions.
Simon represents the peace and innocence of the group. He is fairly simple in terms of his purpose, and just follows whoever he believes is responsible. With all this chaos, he is looking into the forest and marveling at the animals and plant-life there.
The little ones' only represent the sort of untamed/wild side of life; in that, they are not well behaved without an authority figure to teach them right from wrong. This creates difficulties for the island because they are the majority and hard to control. This leads to the major theme of the importance of control and order.
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Piggy represents a realist, because he is always trying to see what will actually happen, and not just what he wants to happen. He understands that they probably will not be found, unless they do certain things. However, the others disagree with him. For example, Ralph thinks his Dad will come and rescue them all, but Piggy knows that will probably not happen. He was added to show that in life, some people will be the realist, but this will bring down the hopes of the others. This is why they target him, and are mean to him.
Ralph represents the leader, because he is the one who tries to take charge. Ralph finds the conch, and then says that he will have meetings, and using the conch he will determine who talks, but the rules do not apply to him. However, in order to become a strong leader in life, sometimes people end up asserting their authority. Ralph does this, and ends up being mean to Piggy on some occasions. The author wanted to show that usually there are some people who end up being mean to others, in order to become the leader or the most powerful.
Jack represents a mean spirited person, who also tries to be leader, but he ends up not being leader. In the beginning of the book, there was a vote for leader, and Jack ended up losing, but the fact that he wanted to be leader represents his want for power and leadership. As previously stated, power usually corresponds with being mean to others when needed. The Author used this character in order to show that sometimes, there are people who are not kind-hearted, and when they don't get what they want, that can lead to worse behavior.
Simon represents the peaceful, serene character. There is a scene where he goes into the woods to be alone, and admires the beauty. He also helps the younger kids with getting the fruit from the trees that they cannot reach, showing his kindness. The author used Simon to show that there are truly good people in the world.
The little ones are the young children that are generally six in the book. As most children, they are young and wild and reckless. Without any supervision, they are very wild and can lead to chaos. Especially when there are more children than people to care for them, which is the case in this book. Thus, The author is showing the theme of the book that it is very hard to control all of the children, because there are so many of them, and without adults they cannot be controlled well. The theme of the book is chaos.
Piggy represents scientific and intellectual aspects of life. He says what's on his mind and has the most realistic way of thinking out of the boys.
ReplyDeletePiggy is over weight, and is picked on by the other characters of the book. This is a great dynamic because his intelligence over shadows his physical features. In this particular situation, his intelligence helps the situation the boys are in. He is a realist and will continue to move the story along and help the boys survive. He put's up with a lot.
ReplyDeleteRalph is a leader. Although he is controlling, his power is important to help sustain order with the boys. An example of his leadership is when he finds a shell (the conch). He uses the conch for the boys to hold when they want to speak. Although it isn't completely successful because other characters interrupt each other, it's a good idea to have and can be a continuous effort to work. Order will prevent kayos and help the boys survive. Ralph is an important character for this.
Jack represents manipulation. Although he tries to take control in different points of the story, he is just rude and mean spirited. He acts on instinct, but in a negative way. He is the novels antagonist and one of the older boys, and will continue to try to gain power which will make things more complicated and result in issues that aren't necessary.
Simon represents sensitivity and good nature. He is shy and behaves kindly towards the little ones. He doesn't bring in bad energy, and is willing to do anything to help others. He seems well put together, and is opposite of Jack. He is kind hearted and loves nature which helps the situation the boys are in because they are stuck on an island, full of nature.
The little ones are all the children who are younger than the older boys. They are around 6-8 years old. They represent ignorance and innocence. They aren't as educated as the older boys because of their age and haven't experienced life as long as most people so it's hard for them to understand certain things. Their behavior is like most young boys… wild, reckless.. therefore they need to be watched over by the loder boys. IT's important that the older boys watch over them and lead with example.
The theme of the novel is survival, and what to do when things get chaotic. Order is important to sustain.
Piggy represents maturity and rational thought, as he is the boy willing to do tedious tasks like count the boys. Golding makes Piggy an outcast through his weight and glasses because on the island, the majority of the boys are immature and are just happy to be away from adults. Piggy being an outcast also represents how he is the only realist and considers the possibility that the boys won't be rescued.
ReplyDeleteRalph represents the natural leader in life. The boys intuitively elected him as chief over Jack and he has the conch, which he uses to unify the boys. As the leader, Ralph is responsible for necessary survival tasks and for keeping the boys hopeful. This means he has to build shelters and at the same time, keep telling the boys his dad will come so they don't lose hope.
Jack symbolizes the fighter and insecurity. He was aggressive in his desire to become chief and stubborn with Ralph over whether he should build or hunt for pigs. He's also insecure because he surrounds himself with choir boys and is afraid the kill the pig. His aggressiveness foreshadows that there might be a stronger external conflict and power struggle between him an Ralph.
Simon, unlike Ralph and Jack, represents serenity and peace. He went into a jungle clearing just to admire the natural beauty, and didn't get caught up in little things like who was chief and how much people had to help. This calmness shows that even during an intense conflict, the possibility for peace is still possible.
The little ones represent cluelessness; they don't understand the conflict and struggles between Ralph and Jack. Further, rather than focusing on survival, they run off and play. This shows the necessity of a strong leader in order to unify the boys and stay alive.
The book represents ideas of power struggles and characteristics of people in conflict. We know the book is set in the pre-WWII conflict, so Golding is making a claim about human nature and survival. We have to see what happens in the book and wait for the characters to further define themselves to understand the holistic allegory.
All the character in the Lord of the Flies are allegories of the human instinct.
ReplyDeletePiggy represents the realistic, intellectual instincts we all have. A version of the conscience. He looks at situations and outcome of situations as they really are without factoring in hope, chance, miracle. He also believes in the civilized manner and uses his intellect to try to make it happen between all the boys.
Ralph represents human beings’ civilizing instinct. He is the rational protagonist that lack the amount of intelligence Piggy has. He has a strong sense of calmness in dire situations that makes other people elect him as leader even though Piggy is more intelligent and Jack clearly wants the power. Because of it all, he also represents order, civilization, and productive leadership in the novel because of all he does to try to civilize the kids so they can survive.
Jack strongly represents the instinct of savagery. The opposite of Ralph. He is the one to embody the violent and barbaric instinct that is in all humans. It is also an interesting allegory because it sheds light on this instinct that most of us have been able to quiet down into a whisper because the civil instinct has become the primary one.
Simon represents the spiritual human goodness thats connected with nature. He is simple and complex all at ones. He embodies the moral instinct of a man. The correct moral instinct because he acts morally not out of guilt or shame but because he believes in the inherent value of it. He embodies all that is good about the human instinct.
The little ones represent the naive and raw instinct of humans. They had not lived in a civilized society long enough to have been though the rights of civilizing or the wrongs of salvaging. They don't know or understand the difference between right or wrong because it has not been taught to them. And they most definitely do not know of morals of any kind, so they don't match with Simon, Ralph or Jack. Yet they still pick to be in Jacks group because he is the one that will provide them what they think they need, which is protection from the "beasts" and a sense of secure-ness which they couldn't find with Ralph or Simon because they don't understand they're train of thought.
The book allegorically represents all the different aspects of human instincts. Those we show off like civilizing and Morals, and those we try to hide like violence and ignorance. Overall it shows the different instincts and how they react, change, or stay the same when put into difficult situations
Within the novel, Lord of the Flies, several characters are used as representations of aspects of society to enhance the plotline of the story. Piggy can be interpreted as a symbol of rationality or order within the group of boys. Piggy, although not the most physically imposing character, has a higher level of thinking when compared to the rest of the children. He desires unity and order within the group because if there is chaos, the hope of surviving diminishes. Piggy can be described as rational because he attempts to organize the group and maintain their civilized nature. He provides/reinforces ideas such as building the huts or exploring the island. Ralph can be a representation of civilized society because he attempts to lead/organize the group of boys in a diplomatic and democratic way. Ralph leads the group in order to maintain stability (they had to work as a unit to survive). He acknowledges this responsibility and commences a division of labor where all the kids would contribute to the overall benefit of the group. Although he dislikes the inability of the younger children to work, Ralph still attempts to keep the civilized nature of the group. A symbol of primal instinct and savagery would be Jack due to his wild nature. He does not want to conform to the rules under Ralph and promotes more of anarchist society. His aggressive nature leads to various hasty decisions that make Jack seem barbaric such as insulting the children on the island. He is also the symbol of primal instinct because he has a certain blood lust driving his desire to kill a pig. Simon can be thought as the opposite to Jack because he represents serenity and the beauty of life. While everyone on the island is under the stress of survival, Simon attempts to find internal peace and tranquility through his isolation in the jungle. He is not an aggressive character and conforms to the various rules of the island, in order to avoid disruption. I believe the little ones may represent the innocence of mankind. Children are innocent and often oblivious to the struggles of reality. While the older children accept the challenge of survival, the younger kids remain childish and continue to play. These people preserve the naïve ability of one to remain happy under unappealing situations. The book as a whole can represent the struggle between civilization and savagery. As human beings we are subject to primal instinct or aspects of an aggressive nature throughout moments of our lives. However, this book reminds the audience that society must remain civilized in order to maintain stability and make advancements towards our communities.
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