Who did that?
Raided Ralph’s camp in the nude
– Jack
All that is orderly and ruly, and is later destroyed
– The Conch
Piggy
– Roger, with the boulder, at Castle rock
Shown whenever the group behaves more poorly than the individuals within it would on their own–
deindividuation/mob mentality
This is what happened to the boy with the mulberry coloured birthmark on his face
– Died in the fire
Passed out when face to face with the devil
– Simon
This is symbolic of the world, or society
– The island
Simon
– all (most) the boys, with spears and teeth and hands, on the beach
Fear of this is shown by the kids being afraid of the dark and other things they just don’t understand
– the unknown
This is where the real beast is hiding
– within
Assumed the boys were just playing a fun little war game
– the naval officer
This item in the possession of Jack could represent violence and force
– the knife
The sow
– the hunters, spears, in the jungle (or Eden)
Shown primarily by Jack being hungry for control and leadership
– power and the abused of power
Representing the most brutal savagery, this is where the spear went when Simon was killed
– up his bum
Pretended to be a pig while in the jungle and soon after regretted the decision
– Robert
This represents the connection to the civilized world (note how it changes throughout)
– fire/smoke
Littlun with the birthmark on his face
– all, the fire, on the mountain
Remove all of the trappings of civilization and you may see this that lies within man
– Evil
This is why, at the pig roast, Jack was so concerned with everybody eating
– gives him authority/power of being the supplier of food
Pushed the boulder that killed Piggy
– Roger
Science, insight, logical thinking
– Piggy (and his glasses)
Humanity
- the Castle rock boys, deindividuation, on the island
The complete loss of this is hammered home when Percival whatshisname can’t introduce himself, having apparently forgotten his own name
– identity
This is why Ralph agreed to follow Jack up the mountain to inspect the beast even though it was dark out and dangerous
– he didn’t want to be made a coward