Character Descriptions

Question 0

Jack

Answer 0

Strong willed; older of most of the boys; leader of the hunters; longs for total power; becomes wild and cruel; represents the instinct of savagery

Question 1

Ralph

Answer 1

Elected the leader; thinks about ways to get rescued; at the beginning, the boys respect Ralph but overtime Piggy is the only one to stay with Ralph; more civilized

Question 2

Piggy

Answer 2

Ralph’s “lieutenant”; whinny; fat; wears glasses; has asthma

Question 3

Sam and Eric

Answer 3

Twins; closely allied with Ralph; always together; sometimes called “Samneric”; known as a group called “Bigguns”; they fall victims to Jacks manipulation

Question 4

Simon

Answer 4

Shy, sensitive boy; behaves kindly and is willing to work; has a deep feeling for being connected to nature; only character whose sense of morality hasn’t been imposed by society; represents natural goodness

Question 5

Roger

Answer 5

Jacks “lieutenant”; cruel, older boy who brutalizes the littluns; murders Piggy by rolling a boulder onto him

Question 6

The Officer

Answer 6

Officer who goes to the island and is appalled by the scene of the island

Question 7

The Lord of the Flies

Answer 7

Name given to the pigs head that Jacks tribe killed and hung on a stick as an offer to the beast