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Piggy is seen as an outsider because of his physical appearance and physical limitations. He is very intelligent, more than Ralph. Piggy is extremely attached to Ralph because the other boys pick on him. Piggy represents innocence and intelligence, which is killed by the end of the book.
Jack is the leader of the hunters, who have an intense desire for power rather than democracy and love to hunt because it gives him the ability to overcome nature. Jack and Ralph have contrasting ideas of how the island should be run. He finds fulfillment in power over others which he does without any thought of justice or the people involved.
Ralph is the initial chief of the island with a steady head. He was voted to be chief by the other boys because he had the conch, the symbol of power, and was one of the oldest boys on the island. He had good ideas such as making shelters, keeping a fire going, designating hunters, and establishing rules. Ralph represents the values of civilization and rules, which are eventually defeated by the evil within society.
Simon has a certain kind of innocence about him. He sees what is to come of the boys and realizes the evil of human nature. When Simon imagines the beast he sees the “picture of a human, at once heroic and sick.”(Golding 103). He often spends time alone and is not confident, causing the other boys not to understand him.
Due to their fear and survival of the fittest, Samneric tell Jack about Ralph's hiding place. The height of the fall to savagery hits when Jack's tribe purposely plans and sets out to kill Ralph. Jack's tribe also burns the jungle down while blinded by rage to hunt Ralph. The boys did not think of the possibilities of burning the island down. Ralph's death was Jack and his tribe's only concern. By setting the island ablaze, the Navy finds them and rescues them.
The evil that lies inside some of the boys is now shown when they begin to purposely hurt each other. We see this when Jack and Ralph fight and Ralph is wounded, but even more so when Roger murders Piggy by hitting him with a boulder and sending him flying off a cliff. Roger's evil was previously foreshadowed when Roger was on the beach throwing rocks at the littluns.
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Jack's tribe steals fire and glasses from Ralph's tribe, separating the boys and lowering their chances of rescue. If Jack and his tribe were thinking clearly, they would realize that they could get off the island faster. By working together and keeping the glasses safe, they can be rescued, but Jack is blinded by hatred and savagery.
The true savagery that lies inside the boys is let loose when they all murder Simon. The combination of the thrill of the pig dance, and the uneasiness of the thunderstorm lead the boys to think that Simon crawling towards them is actually the beast trying to get them. They then go on to brutally beat Simon. Only after it is done do they realize it was their friend, and not the beast.
Ralph is determined to assemble huts to create the idea of home, shelter, and protection. Jack desires to hunt, kill, and find food for the group. Ralph is attempting to stay civilized and keep culture, while Jack is leading toward savagery and barbaric ways. Simon on the other hand helped Ralph create the huts, but favors the beauty and peace of the woods.
Jack and Roger find the need for more power. They throw rocks at the littluns and have a large focus on killing a pig and obtaining power. Leading towards more of a savage society, Jack insists on painting his face when hunting. Because they were caught up in all the hunting, they ignore the fire and miss a chance of being rescued, leaving ethics and responsiblities behind.
Hunting gets taken too far when the boys take a step past enjoying the hunt to now purposely being cruel to the pigs. The hunters' civil nature barely appears as their fears and inner animals take over. The boys leave a hunted pig's head on a stick as a type of offering to the beast, which shows how uncontrollable their fears are becoming.
Ralph faces the fact that there are no adults and that they have to gain responsibility. The boys are now assigned duties to hunt and create a fire. While trying to make a fire, they forget that the fire spreads, which causes a forest fire. They realize a child is missing deue to their lack of civilization and responsibility to keep track of their members .
As the anger intensifies on the island. The boys' society and civilization is split among two groups. In one group, there is a drive to keep peace, civilzation, cutlure, humanity, and morals alive. The other strives for power, competition, and a hunger for ultimate control. Eventually, the boys need to agree or they'll never get rescued.
Attempting to stay civilized, Ralph tries to bring everyone together. The boys are endangering their lives by not keeping an eye on the signal fire. The littluns declare the beast came out of the water. Everyone fears what the littluns speak of. The beast represents all of their inner fears, struggles, and potential for evil.
A plane crashes on a island filled with a whole bunch of well mannered English school boys. Ralph and Piggy meet and find the conch. Ralph blows the conch so the others could find them. Once the boys found each other they try to be CIVILIZED and establish a chief. They vote and Ralph becomes the chief.
The hunt makes the boys more exited. They are beginning to enjoy the hunting and killing. The boys' decline into savagery begins to expose itself more as seen when they pretend to hunt Robert. The joke starts to get out of hand, and the boys hurt Robert by poking their spears and pulling at him. Their common sense gets pushed aside by the thrill of causing harm to another living thing.