Lord of The Flies Book Report :: Book Review

timbre PageRalphRalph is a fair boy of ab prohibited twelve. He is the inaugural character introduced in the story and is a dominant leader passim well-nigh of the book. He finds the conch, a symbol of order and authority. He blows the conch and holds an convocation in which he is voted chief. Ralph stays focused on getting carry through and building shelters while most of the others play and hunt. By the end either the boys have either turned against him or died. PiggyPiggy is a large, timid boy, with asthma and specs (eye glasses). He is Ralphs loyal sidekick from the start. His bright mind and logical thinking argon trapped inside his unattractive body. He is disrespected and rejected because of his looks, and used for his glasses, which are the lone(prenominal) means of first the fire. Piggy struggles to stay strong and clear through the madness and chaos. whoresonJack is the leader of the choir boys who become the first band of hunters. He is intent on becoming sava ge and killing pigs for meat. He neglects the fire, their only hope for rescue, and goes hunting instead. Jack rebels against Ralph and forms his own tribe at the other end of the Island. His tribe hunts all day and holds feasts and dances every night. His violent instincts tape up in murder and destruction as civilization runs out of him. SimonSimon is mysterious and spiritual. He is a small boy with incredible, silent, courage and strength. He starts out a part of Jacks choir, then becomes loyal to Ralph when he is take chief. Simon helps Ralph with the shelters and is admired by the littluns. He has a spiritual encounter with the headmaster of the Flies, which is a pigs head on a stick. This encounter is one of the most symbolic incidences in the book. The head is the beast that all the littluns fear and represents the national instincts and evils in man. SamnericIn the beginning Sam and Eric are recognized as two separate people, two twin brothers. By the end they are referr ed to as Samneric, a single being. They were loyal to Ralph in the beginning and passim most of the book. Towards the end they are captured by Jacks tribe and join in on a hunt for Ralph. They are weak and easily swayed by forceful power.PlotThe book opens with the description of a beautiful island with criticise rocks, warm pools, and a long, palm lined, beach protected by a coral reef.