Lord of the Flies William Golding (1954)
Ralph Elected chief Focused on Rescue Fire Tries to keep order Rival of Jack
Jack Merridew Sadistic (likes to inflict harm on others) Ruthless / merciless Prideful Jealous Aggressive HATES Ralph & Piggy
Hunters
Piggy = Reason & Logic
Civilization Rules / Order / Society / Civilized CONCH SHELL = SYMBOL OF THIS Elected leadership Democracy Division of labor & tasks Vision & plans RESCUE = the goal
Anarchy / Disorder / Savage Spears Power taken by force Dictatorship Aimlessness Fun and games Impulse meat
“the lord of the flies”
Simon Innocent Sees the truth Pure
Jack’s leadership Manipulates boys by scaring them Fear as a way to control others
Use of fear to control