Who are the main characters in the novel? Do you like them? Why or why not? What is special about them? what do they reveal about the universal human experience?
The main characters of LOTF are Ralph, Piggy, Jack, Samneric, Simon, and the littluns. Ralph is (or becomes) the leader of the boys of the island. He has a conch (representing authority). Ralph represents a leader of the world. Piggy is smart but fat boy. He becomes (sort of) the advisor of Ralph. Piggy represents the "scientists" of the world. Jack is the leader (?) of the choir. At first, he and the choir become Ralph's hunters. Jack only cares about having fun and does not really care about getting rescued. Jack starts rebellion against Ralph. Samneric are two people. They are the twins. They stick with Ralph until the very end of the story. Simon is the weird, shy boy. He is the first boy to die. The littluns are all the very young boys and they represent the common people (or commoners of the world).
I don't particularly like the characters of LOTF. They are (maybe too) realistic imitations of people of the real world. The boys in the island are selfish, "uncivilized, and they also fight too much. They show how sinful man really is.
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3 comments:
Well described. However, it could have been better if you wrote a bit longer and more specific information about each character that reveals his personality. But good job anyway
It's true that conch represents the authority in the book, but Jack Merridew sometimes doesn't care about the conch and ignore all the rules. If this was included, your essay should be brighter.
Sad that you don't have any favorite character in this book. Well, the characters surely showed their selfishness during the plots of the book...
Try to describe more about the characters! It would be better post :)
Still, nice Job!
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