Characters
Who is this charecter: A natural leader who represents democracy
Ralph
"laughing and shudding"
jucstopistion
This theme explores the struggle between order and rules against wild instincts.
civilisasion VS savagery
This object is used to call meetings and shows who has the right to speak. It also symbolises order and democracy.
conch shell
This character craves control and authority, eventually leading his group through fear and strict rule.
Jack
A technique where the writer gives small hints about what will happen later in the story.
Forshadowing
This theme explores how the boys change from innocent children into people affected by fear and violence.
Loss of innocent
This object is used to start fires and represents intelligence and clear thinking.
Piggys glasses
This character values logic and rational thinking, often acting as the voice of civilisation amid growing chaos.
Piggy
“we want meat, we want meat!”
forshadowing
This theme suggests that evil and cruelty exist naturally within all human beings.
Inherent darkness
This object is a severed pig’s head on a stick, symbolising evil, fear, and the ‘beast’ within the boys.
The lord of the flys
This quiet and thoughtful character understands truths that others fail to see, symbolising innate human goodness
Simon
“the choir who perched like black birds”
simile
This theme explores how having control or authority can lead to corruption and harmful decisions.
Negative effects of power
These unseen figures represent law, order, and civilisation, but their absence allows chaos on the island to grow.
Adults/grown ups
Initially symbols of order and discipline, this group gradually abandons structure in favour of savage instincts.
choir/hunters
“acting like a crowd of kids!"
ironic
This theme explores what people are truly like underneath civilization, including both their good and bad instincts.
human nature
fire.
helps them survive and the signal of fire represents hope for survival and rescue. But it also can destroy life and civilisation.