Character Profiles Flashcards
Ralph - Leadership
How — He is generally fair-minded and decisive
Evidence — “Something deep in Ralph spoke for him. “I’m chief, I’ll go. Don’t argue..””
Analysis — Ralph speaks in very short sentences so there is no doubt about what his orders are
Ralph - Charismatic
How — Attractive, intelligent and athletic
Evidence — “he might make a boxer … a mildness about his … eyes that proclaimed no devil”
Analysis — Ralph has athletic qualities that would make other boys look up to him
Ralph - Organised
How — He organises a sub-group to hunt for food
Evidence — “This meeting must not be fun but be business”
Analysis — He perseveres and comes to a firm conclusion
Ralph - Civilised
How — Ralph thinks it is important to have rules and be organised
Evidence — “lived in a cottage … Mummy … Daddy … Wild ponies”
Analysis — He daydreams about a time when adults made the decisions
Jack - Savage
How — He has no sense of justice or what is right
Evidence — “liberated from shame and self-consciousness”
Analysis — The mask seems to turn him into something else (a dancing, leaping savage)
Jack - Rule-breaker
How — Jack ignores the rules
Evidence — “Bollocks to the rules!”
Analysis — He refuses to be part of the system he set up
Jack - Tyrant
How — In the end, Jack is a vicious dictator
Evidence — “authority sat on his shoulder and chattered in his ear like an ape.”
Analysis — His mask and spear are symbols of his power
Piggy - Outsider
How — Glasses, fat, asthma, lazy, lower social class
Evidence — “Piggy was an outsider, not only by accent … but by fat, and ass-mar, and specs”
Analysis — Piggy is not good at picking up on other people’s body language
Piggy - Rational
How — He often quotes what his auntie would do or think
Evidence — “Life … is scientific”
Analysis — Piggy places great trust in the capabilities of science and technology
Piggy - Organiser
How — As soon as the boys arrive, he starts making a list of names
Evidence — “The first thing we ought to have made was shelters..”
Analysis — He believes there is a right way and a wrong way to do things
Simon - Solitary
How — The other boys find him odd because he goes off by himself
Evidence — “He went on among the creepers … their unending dance”
Analysis — Simon has gone to his secret clearing but this time it is much more threatening a place
Simon - Considerate
How — He helps those less able than himself
Evidence — “found for them the fruit they could not reach … passed them back down to the endless, outstretched hands”
Analysis — Simon wants to make sure that the younger boys are properly cared for (Jesus-life ref.)
Simon - Perceptive
How — He understands that the Beast is not real
Evidence — “You knew, didn’t you? I’m part of you?”
Analysis — It is Simon who creates the phrase ‘Lord of the Flies’
Roger - Watchful
How — At the beginning, it seems as though he is biding his time and waiting to strike
Evidence — “Roger remained, watching the littluns.”
Analysis — Roger’s silent watchfulness is eerie and disturbing
Roger - Menacing
How — He has committed murder and become Jack’s henchman
Evidence — “Roger advanced upon them as one wielding a nameless authority”
“You don’t know Roger, he’s a terror”
Analysis — Samneric are looking at their torturer in silent horror
