Lord Of The Glies By William Golding: Lord Of The Flies

Joshua Dohring

Mr. Hirsch

College Prep Writing

1/17/18

Let’s McFreakin lose it: Lord of the Flies Analysis In Lord of the Flies, William Golding tells a story of human nature in the form of a group of young boys stranded on a remote island after their plane is shot down, leaving them with alone with no adults. William Golding… Throughout Lord of the Flies, the theme of human nature vs civilization is displayed through the characters in Lord of the Flies. Not long after the young boys have crashed on the island, it becomes apparent that a leader is needed. Ralph, a good looking, social boy, is chosen to be leader because all the boys sense his natural ability to lead. Ralph is not the biggest or strongest boy, but he turns out to be

Piggy is on the chunky side, has poor eyesight, and has asthma, or as the other boys like to call it, assmar. He isn’t physically strong enough to help with the building projects the other boys have organized, so he becomes the target of persecution. However, everything he lacks physically, Piggy makes up for with his mind. Throughout Lord of the Flies, Piggy comes up with great ideas backed by his logic, like counting the children to make sure none are lost. However, his ideas are constantly rejected by Jack because Piggy is one of the few rational enough not to follow him blindly, and therefore needs to be silenced. Simon, like Piggy, lacks in physicality and is short in stature. Piggy may be the smartest boy on the island, but Simon is the wisest. He is very kind and uses much of his time making sure the youngins are safe. He is portrayed as almost a Christ-like figure in that he is the spiritual leader among the boys, and is the only one to realize that the beast they fear is not real, and it is just the fear inside them. He is soft spoken, so he struggles to voice his opinion during the meetings when outspoken and confident speakers want to speak. These two characters are examples of the powerless minorities in society and how their voices are overridden by the majority and the powerful