"Lord of the Flies" by William Golding. Character analysis, protagonist vs antagonist, parallel structures...

Lord of The Flies Essay

        In Lord of the Flies, the first character we equate is Ralph. Hes the most handsome one there and has the best meridian.

        The boy with fair hair... He was old enough, twelve years and a few months, to have lost the prominent tummy of puerility and not yet old enough for adolescence to have make him awkward. You could see now that he might make a boxer, as far as width and height went, only when there was a mildness about his mouth and eyes... [Golding-1; 10]

         then we meet Jack, Jack is the only one who is of the same stature as Ralph but with some differences.

        Inside the floating inter he was tall, thin, and bony; and his hair was red beneath the cap. His prospect was crumpled and freckled, and ugly without stillness. Out of this face stared two demoralise blue eyes, frustrated now, and turning, or ready to, to anger. [Golding-20]

        In the opening of the book, when Ralph and Jack first meet, they seem kindred the best of friends. exclusively even the best of friend can have their problems. To me it seemed like the classic tale of when on friend is overshadowed by the other.



This was Jack, who wasnt as handsome as Ralph and tried to make up for it by being meaner to the other boys to show power. Ralph is a symbolism of civilization, government, and commonality sense. While Jack, grows more and more vulgar, angry, and more savage-like. Jack becomes the draw of the rebellion against Ralph.

        The Protagonist of the story is Ralph. He was elected sign leader of the boys and tries to be coherent and fair. He tries to keep the boys in check and plans for ways to get rescued. Even...

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