Similarities of Characters in Lord of the Flies and Farenhite 451

In the first section of fahrenheit 451 the two character that stuck out to me was Guy montag and Clarrisse McCellan. They are both outsiders in the novel.The both see the world differently and see the world differently. They are different because Clarrisse has always seen the world differently then other people and Guy just recently stated to see the world

The isolation that comes with crashing on a deserted island affects all the characters, seen most dramatically through Jack. Being brought into this setting transforms the civilized choir leader into a savage hunter and murderer who’s given into his inner demons. When the boys first crash land onto the island, they were proper English schoolboys. Due to the separation from society, however, the boys start to regress, giving in to their more animalistic instincts. Jack starts off as the ‘‘chapter chorister and head boy’” who tries to take leadership of the tribe the boys form; he fails to do so, turning him away from order and reason (Golding 22). He neglects his duties and turns his attention to hunting the native pigs, prompting him to let the fire, their gateway back to society, go out; this pits Ralph against Jack, who represent civilization and savagery

to a feast and that is the night when Simon was killed by the tribe

Ralph represents order and discipline, while Jack represents an unhealthy drive for power and savagery. In the beginning of the novel, Ralph is voted the leader of the group and attempts to make life on the island disciplined and civilized, like their life in England. However, throughout the novel Jack rivals Ralph’s leadership role, attempting to overthrow him. As the boys’ savage impulses increase, more of them begin to side with Jack instead of going with Ralph. As Ralph loses his hold over the boys, almost all of them begin to act violently and barbaric. An example of this is when the children of the island murder Simon for no justifiable reason. Even Piggy and Ralph partake in the murder, showing that the violent human impulse is in

Simon, for instance, battles with himself about the 'beast'. When the discussion about the beast goes on in chapter five, Simon is hesitant on explaining about the beast. From his line “maybe there is a beast” (pg. 89), he struggles to explain to everyone what he thought the beast really is. Simon knows that the beast is not corporeal, but rather an evil within humankind. His conflict within himself regarding the beast's identity moves the story when he ventures out to search for the beast. In result, he stumbles into the Lord of the Flies, who confirms his knowledge about the beast – that it is actually the evil within the boys. It also ends up in his death, when he wants to tell the boys about the 'real' beast. As for Piggy, he tries very hard to gain everyone's approval, especially Ralph's. His desire for approval is apparent since the first chapter, when he asked for Ralph's name and expects Ralph to ask his in return (pg. 11). But it is more apparent in the fourth chapter, when Piggy suggests to Ralph that they build a sundial (pg. 64). Ralph's reaction towards Piggy's idea was out of pity, but Piggy misinterpreted it as “friendliness” and “rejoiced” at Ralph's smile. Piggy, however, did not seek Jack's approval, as he always retaliated Jack's abusive behaviour towards him. Jack kept on bullying Piggy physically – punching him and broke his glasses in the fourth chapter – and verbally –

Jack and his chosen group of hunters all follow Jack and fail to follow Ralph’s command to keep civilization under control. Simon and his natural behaviors contrast with Jack as he sees the positive interests and goodness in civilization. Simon’s actions reveal his shy, yet kind, and non confrontational attitude which makes the importance of his character hard to notice. Simon is the mediator on the island, as he will never decline a request from the little children for food, an order from Ralph to help build shelters, and tries to keep the peace between the hunters and the civilized boys. Simon can be seen as the most compassionate character on the island as displayed in this quote: “Simon sitting between the twins and Piggy, wiped his mouth and shoved his piece of meat over the rocks to Piggy, who grabbed it. The twins giggled and Simon lowered his face in shame” (Golding 74). Jack, on the other hand, is most malicious towards Piggy as he eventually becomes consumed by evil and and will attempt to destroy all points of civilization and innocence left on the island. Innocence is bestowed upon nearly all the boys trying to keep civilization alive on the island and is despised by Jack and his highly influenced choir boys turned hunters.

In the society in which the main character Montag lives, people are influenced by media and technology.

Simon possesses a deep knowledge and understanding about the truth of the island and the beast of which the other boys know not. He also seems to posses many mystic qualities. He is the first to understand truly that the beast is not a physical or material being, but something that lives within the boys. Unlike piggy or Ralph, who are able to appreciate adult knowledge and understanding, Simon possesses the ability to see the darker side of knowledge. For Simon, the eyes of the Pig's head on the stick are "dim with the infinite cynicism of adult life", meaning that adults believe nothing is ideal, therefore his realisation in itself is cynical-- the beast lives within the children, making Simon distrust the human nature. He knows the truth but is unable to get it across to the other boys; "Simon became inarticulate in his effort to express mankind's' essential illness". Simon understands the truth behind the beast- that the

By the very end of the story you see Montags character change and in a very important way. He is no longer a follower but a questioner. He has left the city and his life behind and begins to read books. Montag realizes the problems with firemen and burning books. When Montag stumbles upon a group of other past firemen on his escape, he joins them and is assigned the job of remembering books and memorizing them. In the end of the story Montag realizes how bad the world is and what cruel things firemen are doing to people who are creative or different from everyone else in society. He finally sees his wife no longer as a partner but as a person he lived with that he never connected with or cared about. “Montag turned and glanced back. What did you give to the city, Montag? Ashes. What did the others give to each other? Nothingness.” (169). This is Montag realizing that all he gave to society was burning books and how nobody have each other anything. “ It’s strange, I don’t miss her, It's

In Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury and Lord of the Flies by William Golding, the main protagonists Guy Montag and Ralph face many hardships in their quest for self-knowledge. As they overcome these challenges, both characters’ quests prove to be identical to each other. From these hardships, these two characters gain a deeper and truer understanding of themselves through fire, masks, and evil.

Everyone has certain characteristics that can help them achieve what they want. In the novels Lord of the Flies and Fahrenheit 451, all of the characters were unique with their own personalities and importance to the novel. Jack and Montag were brave, thoughtful people who went against the rules that were in place, They were rebellious. However, one went against the rules for good and the other evil. Despite their differences in the purpose of going against the rules, they are very similar.

Simon is the christ figue of the book, referred to as peace maker, overseer, and truth teller. We constantly see him helping and being reasonable. He is the one that truly understands what and who the beast truly is,not some scary sea monster but the evil that is within everyone. Hes loyal to Ralph as god is to humans. “Softly , surrounded by a fringe of inquisitive bright creatures itself a silver shape beneath the steadfast constellations , simon's dead body went out toward the open sea.” (LOTF) THe sliver creatures was a halo as angels have as a christ figure dies and depicted is taken back by the earth. Simon never was just a little boy lost on an island he was so much more. Although Piggy was smart he did not understand things the way simon did and probably never could have. Early in the novel we see him tell ralph that he is gonna make it through alright, he didn't say we will make it out alright he said you will, how did he know Ralph would live and he wouldn't be so fortunate. How did he understand the help he gave Ralph with building the huts was important, or that the real beast wasn't an animal. SImon was a truly impressive character that depicted much more than just a kid with epilepsy and a knack for siting in a grove. He himself although written by golding made it make sense to us the meaning of humanity against

When they first arrive at the island, Jack and the rest of the boys wears the same mask of innocence as every other human being, but it soon begins to slip. Throughout a massacre of pigs, Jack and the other boys releases their animal nature. Initially, the boys try to set up an island society that mimics the English society, with discipline and authority. The behavior of the boys is the same as they showed at school back home, but the need to be the survival of the fittest pushes the boys’ past their humanized nature. The children want to have familiar rules. Piggy says, “We’ll have rules!” he cried excitedly. “Lots of rules! Then when anyone breaks ‘em--” (Golding 25). Everyone follows the rules in the beginning, hoping that it will lead their rescue. But when their hopes dwindle, they soon fall out of order, becoming two independent and opposed groups. To become superior to the others, Jack kills pigs and humans and earns the place of a tribe leader. His actions show that humans act to

The boys from Ralph's group were invited to these feasts. This is an example of temptation. Ralph and Piggy are tempted to join Jack to live easier. Throughout the novel, Simon showed a natural goodness. He seemed to enjoy the beauty of nature and unlike some of the older kids, he helped the younger boys and accepted Piggy. When he comes across the Lord of the Flies he seems to have a conversation with it. He realises from this conversation that true identity of the beast lies within each individual. It is the evil and cruelty in each person. He faces his fear of the beast and decides to check if there is in reality a beast. He sees the dead parachutist and realises that there is no beast. He rushes to the other boys to share what he discovered and but is brutally murdered before he can tell every one. in the dark of night the boys confused him for the beast and stabbed him to death. Simon’s death represents the scantiness of natural good in thriving evil. Jack decides that he need the ability to make fire so he along with two other boys attack Ralph's camp and steal Piggy’s

Jack's unwillingness to acknowledge the conch as the source of centrality on the island and Ralph as the seat of power is consistent with the portrayal of his self-importance. Jack's lack of compassion for nature, for others, and ultimately for himself is evidenced in his needless hunting. This is proved by his role in the brutal murders of Simon and Piggy, and finally in his burning of the entire island, even at the cost of his owns life. In much the same way, Piggy's demeanor and very character links him to the superego, the conscience factor in Freud's model of the psyche.