Ralph Lord Of The Flies Character Analysis

Ralph represents civilization. He is the elected leader, and makes most decisions for the group. Ralph gains the majority of the audience’s sympathy. Most of the story is in his perspective.

At the beginning, Jack already has somewhat of a dictatorship over a school choir. Jack is constantly challenging Ralph (the protagonist)’s leadership. He forces the group to choose between him and Ralph after trying to remove Ralph as chief. He leads a manhunt for Ralph.
Jack is also described as a “savage,” having excitement for killing and covering his face in colored clay. This indicates an animalistic mindset.

Several young boys are marooned on an island after their plane crashed. There are no surviving adults. They must make plans to survive on the island. Ralph is chosen as their leader.
A ship is spotted, but it is

It is a source of conflict between the boys on whether or not there is anything to fear.
Simon investigates the beast. He goes to report his findings to the group, now under Jack’s control, but is killed before he can tell them anything.
Samneric are captured, and Piggy is killed over conflict after Jack’s tribe steals his “specs” (glasses). The group decides to hunt Ralph for being opposed to them.

Ralph is moderately intelligent. However, he is smart enough to recognize when another might have an idea better than his, and that members of the group have a right for their opinion to be heard. He is described as charismatic, and is able to calm the group when there is fear.

Jack is very close-minded- what he says/thinks is law (in his opinion). He is a fan of violence, not dealing with the consequences of violence. He wants to punish rule breakers, but has no issue breaking the rules himself.

Technical climax: Simon witnesses the killing and beheading of the sow. He sees the beast in the pig’s head and recognizes the true beast to be the brutality of