Who Is The Protagonist In Lord Of The Flies

By the end of the novel Piggy has perished while Ralph survives to be rescued. Even this puts Ralph in a good light because it shows he was smart and resilient enough to survive on an island full of savages. If Piggy-with all his disadvantages- were to survive it would only serve to undermine the effort Ralph put into survive. In Ralph’s civilized society and the insane society of Jack, a weak person like Piggy can't make themselves known without consequences. This is similar to

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

At the start of the novel readers are greeted by a duo consisting of Piggy and Ralph, quickly it can be understood that Ralph is the dominant partner and Piggy is the submissive, doing all that Ralph asks of him. Through the perspective of Piggy, readers can see how he views Ralph in a perfect, god-like manner. This can be seen in the first chapter only a short amount of time once they first meet when Piggy “Looked critically at Ralph’s golden body and then down at his own clothes,” (1. 57). Piggy and Ralph have only just met yet already Piggy “bows” down to Ralph and sees nothing wrong with anything that he does. Piggy is automatically pulled toward what is explained as Ralph’s “golden body” then just as quickly looks down at his own almost in shame, for not looking the way he perceives Ralph to look like. Despite Piggy’s obvious affinity and love for Ralph, Ralph calls Piggy by his nickname in hopes of distancing

When first introduced, Ralph is not interested in Piggy, who was not popular because he was fat. “He tried to be offhand and not too obviously uninterested, but the fat boy hurried

Ralph being the main character of the book and always trying to find a way to get them off the island is the main good guy, and Piggy can almost be looked at like his sidekick. While Ralph was elected leader in the story he admits, to himself, that Piggy is smarter than him. Whenever Ralph freezes or is at a loss for words Piggy is there to remind him what he needs to say. He is the only person that never betrays Ralph even at the cost of his own life isn’t trying to join Jack’s side. Ralph is the main character and protagonist of the story, but he does have flaws. From the very beginning he never had the leadership skills to get everyone to work hard as a group. It almost seemed that as the story went on he didn’t become a better leader, but a worse one. He would always lose his train of thought while speaking to the group, and couldn’t make them feel safe. They were all afraid of the beast. What makes him the hero of the story, is that he never gives up on being rescued. He also doesn’t become a savage like the other children do. His mind is always on the fact that they need to get off the island, even when the others

The encounter with the Lord of the Flies supports Simon’s thoughts that the beast that the boys are hunting for is not an actual animal. The Lord of the Flies tries to persuade Simon to let go of his rational thoughts and be taken over by his primal instincts in order to have fun like the other boys. However, when Simon’s silence declares that he refuses to let go of logic and rationality, the Lord of the Flies realizes that Simon knows what the beast really is—the innermost part of the boys. Simon seems to make this connection that the Lord of the Flies is representational to the inner beast within the boys almost instantly. “His gaze was held by that ancient, inescapable recognition”(Golding 139). Simon instantly The Lord of the Flies quickly makes the connection, too. “You knew, didn’t you? I’m part of you? Close, close, close! I’m the reason why it’s no go? Why things are what they are?” (Golding, 1 ). The Lord of the Flies is symbolic to all the evil that is in humans. As Simon realizes that he was right about the beast, he tries to go back to the other boys to warn them about his discovery, but the Lord of the Flies gets angry. “This is ridiculous. You know perfectly well you’ll only meet me down there—so don’t try to

He is often subject to harassment because of his weight. When taking roll call, Ralph introduces him as Piggy, so that “ a storm of laughter arose and even the tiniest child joined in” (Golding 14). As shown by this quote, even the youngest boys think they are better than Piggy because they aren’t chubby like him. He is much heavier than the other boys, which is one of the factors that sets him apart. He is never even given a chance to introduce himself; he is just given a nickname that exploits his weight. After this, Piggy never even tries to properly introduce himself. He knows that whatever name he gives will be rejected by the boys who view themselves as superior to him. Those who are isolated are also commonly made victims of. Once his tribe abandons him, Ralph is warned by Samneric about Roger and Jack. Eric says “‘They hate you, Ralph. They're going to do you. They're going to hunt you tomorrow”” (170). At this time, Ralph is considerably weaker than he was at the beginning of the story. He has no tribe to protect him, aside from a few littluns. Piggy and Simon are both dead, and Samneric now are joined with Jack’s tribe. Because of this, Jack can more easily target and kill Ralph.

J.R.R. Tolkien was a writer, and he created an amazing story about an ordinary farmer named Giles. Giles did not look like a hero and liked to spend his time being fat and comfortable, but one day a rather deaf and short-sighted giant came walking around trying to find his house, accidentally destroying everything in his path. Unfortunately, he was walking toward the small village of Ham, where Farmer Giles lived. Giles, more by luck than skill, scared off the giant. The people of Ham cheered and named Farmer Giles as their hero. His story and reputation spread like wildfire through the kingdom and even to the king himself. Later a dragon came from the mountains to help himself to the Little Kingdom, and the whole province expected Giles

Ralph's character comes back stronger than ever before in the final chapters of the novel. At this point, like Simon had before him, Ralph becomes aware of the savagery existing within all the boys—including himself. "That was Simon," he admits to Piggy, recalling the barbaric act he took part in. Even upon Piggy's death, Ralph still manages not to let the savagery overwhelm him, only momentarily considering joining Jacks tribe for safety. His firsthand knowledge of his aptitude for sin builds his motivation to throw down the Lord of the Flies near the end of the novel. By the time he finally realizes the evil on the island is within the boys themselves, it is too late for Ralph to fight for anyone but himself.

The Lord Of The Flies is a Nobel prize winning novel, written by William Golding. Who was an English teacher in 1930’s. The novel is about a group of young British school boys who find themselves deserted on an island in the Pacific Ocean and are forced to fight for themselves. This has a unique symbolism of characters and the events. The young boys don’t know how to fight for themselves and turn into complete savages by the end of the Novel and they have some freedom from the adult rules they are familiar with back at home.

    Ralph is one of the main characters in Lord of the Flies and throughout this book, he slowly loses his identity. “The fair boy said [there are no grownups] solemnly; but then the delight of a realized ambition overcame him” (Golding 8).  This portrays Ralph’s innocence and an element of his identity. Clearly, at the beginning of Lord of the Flies Ralph has a childlike innocence in him, for he rejoices in the fact there are no adults on the island. Later, Ralph shows his innocence by his lack of knowledge on curse words. “Ralph reached inside himself for the worst word he knew. ‘They let the bloody fire go out’” (Golding 68). However, Ralph slowly begins to lose his innocence and

The novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding takes place during World War II and centers on a group of 12-year-old British boys that are stranded on an island with no adults due to their plane crashing. The boys try to simulate a civilization but end up succumbing to savagery. William Golding lets us decide who the hero of the story is by giving each character characteristics of being good and bad. The best choice for a hero is Simon because the actions he performs are done to serve others in need of help.

He saw what humans were capable of and watched as his friends began to revert to their savage nature. He weeps for the “loss of innocence, the darkness of a man’s heart, and the fall through the air of the once wise, true friend called Piggy.” It is at this point that Ralph matures, as when he cries, he cries for everyone and everything. He realizes that life isn’t so simple and that it, along with other humans, are complex and unpredictable.

This novel follows a group of British schoolboys stranded on an island after a plane crash, which killed the pilot, as well as passengers. The boys are left without an adult figure to guide them. The main characters consist of Jack, Ralph and Piggy and in the beginning, Ralph is the boy that takes control. However, Jack soon strays from the group and convinces most of the young boys to follow him and encourages barbaric acts.

William Golding’s Lord of the Flies, narrates the story of a group of English boys as they struggle to survive on an uncharted, uninhabited island. The boy’s airplane crashes into the island and kills any adults on board -- leaving the boys to fend for themselves. Ralph and Piggy meet each other first and, upon Piggy’s counsel, Ralph decides to call a meeting of all the boys by blowing on a conch shell. The boys quickly begin to form a society in which they elect Ralph as their leader. A boy called Jack quietly disagrees and believes that he should lead the group. As times passes, Jack and his choir become hunters for the rest of the boys and they begin to enjoy the ways of a predator. As Jack grows more savage, he becomes unhappy with the