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It is an in-depth written document on the novel Lord of the Flies, with each character analysed in depth including their symbols, themes, portrayal, quotes and development throughout the novel. It includes a detailed interpretation of Golding's message he is trying to convey through the character. All include quotes.

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​CHARACTERS​
​Ralph:​
​Plot:​
​-​ ​ e​​uses​​the​​conch​​to​​create​​order​​and​​control​​(blows​​it​​to​​call​​meetings).​
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​-​ ​His​​main​​goal​​is​​for​​the​​boys​​to​​be​​rescued​​(obsessed​​with​​signal​​fire).​
​-​ ​He​​is​​courageous​​and​​sticks​​up​​for​​his​​beliefs.​
​-​ ​He​​is​​the​​only​​boy​​who​​survives​​the​​island,​​who​​has​​not​​changed.​
​-​ ​Finally,​​he​​is​​hunted​​by​​Jack’s​​tribe​​of​​savages,​​showing​​that​​their​​civilization​​has​​broken​
​down.​
​Portrayal:​
​-​ ​Immature​​at​​first​​-​​name​​kept​​as​​‘piggy​​‘​
​-​ ​becomes​​intelligent​​and​​values​​thought​​than​​fun​​and​​games​​-​​matured​​->​​sees​​piggy>​
​jack​
​-​ ​charismatic​
​-​ ​protagonist​
​-​ ​Focused​​on​​being​​rescued​
​-​ ​Originally​​image​​of​​masculinity​​&​​strength​​-​​leadership​​becomes​​fragile​
​-​ ​Middle​​class​
​Symbol:​
​-​ ​Order​
​-​ ​Civilization​
​-​ ​productive​​leadership​
​-​ ​goodness​​of​​society​
​-​ ​everybody​​is​​susceptible​​to​​the​​dehumanising​​effects​​of​​loss​​of​​civilisation​
​-​ ​Individualism​
​-​ ​Ego​​-​​freudian​​analysis​​[about​​negotiating​​reality,​​striking​​balance​​between​​id​​and​
​superego]​​->​​tries​​to​​maintain​​cohesion​​between​​boys​​and​​compromise​
​Themes:​
​-​ ​Power​​&​​Leadership​
​-​ ​democracy​
​-​ ​Civilisation​​v​​Savergery​
​-​ ​Loss​​of​​innocence​
​-​ ​Good​​v​​evil​
​Development:​
​-​ ​Chp​​1-4​
​-​ ​establishes​​civilised​​society​
​-​ ​Chp5-9​
​-​ ​boys​​descend​​into​​savagery​
​-​ ​Jack’s​​tribe​​feasts,​​Ralph​​becomes​​swept​​up​​in​​their​​frenzied​​attack​​on​​Simon​​-​
​kills​​S.​

, ​-​ ​Chp​​10-12​
​-​ ​Ralph​​realises​​the​​truth​
​-​ ​Piggy​​dies​​and​​Jack​​chases​​Raph​
​-​ ​Ralph​​meets​​a​​naval​​officer​​&​​weeps​​at​​what​​the​​boys​​have​​become.​
​Golding​​uses​​R:​
​-​ ​consistently​​attempts​​to​​do​​what​​is​​“right”​
​-​ ​repeatedly​​refers​​to​​the​​values​​and​​moral​​codes​​of​​English​​society​
​-​ ​selfless​​spirit​​when,​​after​​winning​​the​​leadership​​vote,​​allows​​Jack​​to​​remain​​in​​charge​​of​
​his​​choir​
​-​ ​Beginning​​-​​creates​​a​​sense​​of​​hope​​and​​optimism​
​-​ ​Makes​​the​​fall​​of​​civilisation​​more​​tragic​
​-​ ​strongest​​of​​individuals​​can​​succumb​​to​​the​​“darkness”​​lurking​​within​
​-​ ​Susceptible​​to​​the​​dehumanising​​effects​​of​​losing​​civilisation​
​-​ ​Ralph​​changing​​=​​hope​​for​​society​
​Quotes:​
​-​ ​a​​mildness​​about​​his​​mouth​​and​​eyes​​that​​proclaimed​​no​​devil​​p15​​-CvsS​
​-​ ​"You're​​a​​beast​​and​​a​​swine​​and​​a​​bloody,​​bloody​​thief!"[about​​jack]​​p220​​-​​CvsS​
​-​ ​-Ralph​​wept​​for​​the​​end​​of​​innocence,​​the​​darkness​​of​​man's​​heart,​​and​​the​​fall​​through​
​the​​air​​of​​the​​true,​​wise​​friend​​called​​Piggy.​​P248​​-​​Loss/Innocence​
​-​ ​"That​​was​​Simon."​​“You​​said​​that​​before”​​“Piggy.”​​“Uh”​​“That​​was​​murder”​​p192​​-​
​Loss/Innocence​
​-​ ​Ralph​​too​​was​​fighting​​to​​get​​near,​​to​​get​​a​​handful​​of​​that​​brown,​​vulnerable​​flesh​​p142​​-​
​Des/Savag​
​-​ ​Screaming​​snarling​​bloody​​p245​​-​​Des/Savag​
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Sir William Golding Lord of the Flies
Publisher: januari 2011 ISBN: 9780571273577 Edition: 1

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