Characters in Lord of the Flies

GCSE REVISION

Ralph O Ralph is a natural leaderO He seems sensible but funO He is the only “good” survivorO Links to the ConchO He is DemocraticO Becomes a manO His name is derived from Old

English word for "wolf council" O “there was a mildness about his

mouth and eyes that proclaimed no devil."

O “golden hair”O His emotional stability decreases

until he cries for the first time at the end of the book.

JackO Leader of the choir O He is an obvious bullyO Jealous of Ralph and the fact that he

was chosen to be leader over him O He is hungry for powerO Ginger and freckled, not as physically

attractive as Ralph, is this why he covers his face with paint?

O Obsessive, with hunting especially. O Becomes a beast by the end of the

book. O Name means ‘lord of the land’ in Old

English or could be derived from the Hebrew name Jacob which literally means "one who takes over“

Piggy O Piggy is destined to die from the start. You

could argue this because of the “survival of the fittest” theory.

O He has physical disadvantages because he is fat, asthmatic and is short sighted. Without his glasses, everything becomes a blur.

O Piggy is the wisest character. O He displays a feminine voice as he looks

after the littleuns’ and seems to be the only one who cares about them.

O He acts much more maturely that the other boys

O He is the second boy that we see die. O He is unwantedO He is an obvious outsiderO Ralph only realises what a true friend Piggy

was at the end of the book.

RogerO Roger emerges gradually in the

book O Is he evil? O he murders Piggy O Name means ‘good with spear’

in Old EnglishO He is cruel. He deliberately

spoils the littluns' games. Later, he relishes sharpening a stick at both ends with which to kill Ralph.

O But…O When throwing stones at the

littleuns’ he deliberately misses, this shows a good side of Roger.

SimonO Prophetic and Jesus-likeO He is Different: O Ralph says "He's queer. He's funny." Piggy says

"He's cracked".O Hebrew name "Shim'on" means "one who

listens or observes"O Simon is at one with natureO He is scared because he knows what will

happen.O First boy we see dieO Simon's close relationship with nature seems to

carry on even after he is dead: " The waves turned the corpse gently in the water. ... Softly, surrounded by a fringe of bright inquisitive creatures, itself a silver shape beneath the steadfast constellations, Simon's dead body moved out towards the open sea".