Lord of the flies is a story of a group of young British boys who was on a plan that got shot down and they all got stranded on a island with no adults. The boys first tried to gain democracy and made on boy known as fair-haired boy called Ralph the leader Piggy found a conch and they used it as a horn to call a assembly. But as soon as everything seemed to be working out the boys started to get out of control and started doing what they wanted. one boy named Jack decided he was going to lead his own tribe and others decided to follow. Long and longer as they were stranded on the island all the other boys started running off to jack's tribe. Soon enough Ralph and Piggy was the only two until the boys are into a disagreement and a large bolder fell on top of Piggy and killed him. Jack was determined to kill Ralph as well so he set who whole island on fire to try and smoke him out and Ralph ran for his life onto the beach side and stumbled into the feet of a navel officer who saved the the surviving boys.
Simon the Innocent
"When Simon mentioned his hunger,
The others became aware of theirs"
Some people may know of the novel, The Lord Of The Flies by William Golding. The young boy in the drawing in from of the Pigs head on a stick is Simon. Simon is a shy, sensitive boy in the group. Simon, in some ways the only naturally “good” character on the island, behaves kindly toward the younger boys and is willing to work for the good of their community. Moreover, because his motivation is rooted in his deep feeling of connectedness to nature, Simon is the only character whose sense of morality does not seem to have been imposed by society. Simon represents a kind of natural goodness, as opposed to the unbridled evil of Jack and the imposed morality of civilization represented by Ralph and Piggy.
Painted Faces and Long Hair
"I painted my face--I stole up. Now you eat--all of you'"
- William Golding, Lord of the Flies, Ch. 4"
This is a drawing of a chapter four of the book. This was another picture I was in love with doing because, It made me realize that If your gonna draw something related to a book then might at well draw a piece of the book. How much more related to a book can you get. :)
Castle Rock
"'I don't care what you call me so long as...
it's not what they used to call me in school...
They used to call me Piggy!'"
Piggy is the fat boy who is the brunt of all the jokes and teasing in the novel. He is physically weak and constantly complains about his asthma. He is also myopic and almost blind without his glasses. But Piggy is also rational and has an understanding about life. He constantly warns the boys about their behavior and foolish ways. He also becomes Ralph's best friend and serves as a sounding board and adviser to him.
''We've got to have rules and obey them.
After all, we're not savages. We're English,
and the English are best at everything.''
Ralph is the protagonist of the novel who at first is overjoyed to be on a tropical island free from adult restraints. To express his excitement, he stands on his head, foreshadowing the Topsy-turvy nature of things to come. By nature, he is an innocent, mild- tempered boy who accepts leadership when it is thrust on him. He serves as a democratic leader who tries to keep the boys together on the island and uses a conch shell to mildly show his authority. He thinks of building shelters to protect them and a signal fire for their rescue. He befriends Piggy, the fat boy that receives taunts and teases from the other boy, and learns to rely on Piggy's intellectual reasoning
Ralph has courage when the occasion demands it, but he really longs for the secure world of grown-ups, especially when order starts breaking down on the island. He dreams about a rescue and insists the signal fire burn at all times so that they can be seen. Ralph knows that the main reason for the disorder on the island is Jack, the antagonist and representation of evil in the novel. There is a constant conflict between the two boys. Ralph stands for civilized ideals, while Jack leads a tribe of savages and lapses into primitive rituals.
Jack
"Jack slashed at one with his knife and the scent spilled over them"
Jack Merridew is Ralph's antagonist in the novel. When he is first seen on the island, he is leading a group of choirboys, who are dressed in strange uniform and march military style. It is a foreshadowing of Ralphs' authoritarian and dictatorial leadership at the end of the novel. During the novel, Jack is in constant conflict with Ralph, for he feels he should be the leader.
