Lord of the Flies Q3

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?

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The major characters that played important roles are Jack, Ralph, Simon, Piggy, Sam and Eric, Roger. I do not like any of them because none of the quality of them is preferable to me except one, Piggy. It is because they are either too timid, strict, or too violent and rude. I like Piggy’s personality since he is the one who consistently insisted his opinion at that comparing to other kids. The others changed their mind to follow Jack and betray the previous leader, Ralph.

Jack is an antagonist and the leader of savages and instincts. He is disgruntled at Ralph for being strict. He reveals the universal characteristic of humans that humans are apt to follow their desire, not what is right. This is the specialty about him I think since he represents the human characteristic.

Ralph is a protagonist and a decisive leader who represents the civilization. His thoughts are very matured compared to other ordinary kids since he knows the way to survive, and because his first desire is to stay alive till aid comes. A specialty about him is that he also represents the civilization like Jack represented the savages.

Simon is a shy person who had a talk with lord of the flies. He is sensitive and acts kind toward littluns, but died afterwards by “an accident.”

Roger is a violent supporter of Jack that directly shows his desire to be a savage.

Sam and Eric are twins who do everything together. They seemed to obey Ralph forever, yet got caught by the hunters and became the tribe of Jack.

The other very special character must be lord of the flies. This character is very special because it is the flies yet represents the instincts of the tribes of Jack.