Sensible, Civilised "eyes that proclaimed no devil", "convulsion of the mind" over uncleanliness
Good leader "there was a stillness about Ralph as he sat that marked him out"
Brave "I'll go"
Sometimes gets carried away in hunt "the desire to squeeze and hurt was over-mastering"
Outcast at end "cos I had some sense"
Most physically powerful "you could see he might make a boxer"
Symbolises law, government and civil society
Forms democracy
Blows conch
Lights signal fire
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Jack
Ugly "his face was...ugly without silliness"
Proud, arrogant
Power-hungry "see? They do what I want"
Hunting "all you can think about is pig, pig, pig"
Doesn't care for rules "******** to the rules! We're strong - we hunt!","we don't need the conch"
Splits group
Paints on mask
Hunts down Ralph
Represents unbridled savagery and desire for power
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Roger
At first, "slight" and "furtive"
"The shock of black hair, down his nape and low on his forehead, seemed to suit his gloomy face and make what had seemed at first unsociable remoteness in to something foreboding."
Loner, uncommunicative
Cruel
Executioner "carried death in his hands"
Represents the sadist
Kills Piggy
Throws rocks at littl'uns
Sharpens stick at both ends
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Piggy
Intelligent
Does not speak gramatically accurately (lower class so cannot be a leader?)
Kind and considerate to littl'uns
Mature "acting like a crowd of kids"
Pragmatic
Civilised
"the true, wise friend called Piggy"
Feeds ideas to Ralph
Represents science and intellect
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Simon
"a skinny, vivid little boy, with a glance coming up from under a hut of straight hair that hung down, black and coarse"
Altruistic
At one with nature "a secret place in a clearing full of flowers and butterflies"
Discovers truth about beast
Talks to 'Lord of the Flies'
Symbolizes morality, sometimes thought of as Christ
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