Ralph Jack

Protagonist Antagonist

Physical appearance Physical appearance

Fair hair, tall, thin, attractive. Red hair, tall, thin, and bony
Equal in physical stature to Ralph, Crumpled, freckled, and ugly.
representing the two competing “Out of this face stared two light blue
philosophies of life on the island eyes, frustrated now, and turning, or
ready to turn, to anger."
Character traits
Good leader Character traits
Charismatic Violent
Kind Controlling
Civilised Compulsive
Practical Manipulative
Sensible Governed by emotion and primeval urge
to hunt and kill
Represents
The perfect leader/person Represents
Good and civilised but able to Anarchy, savagery, the inherent evil and
understand temptation and to be depravity of man
tempted The idea that when reason, civilisation
Ultimately understands the darkness in and compassion are abandoned, only
human beings and the fragility of the strongest survive
civilisation

Piggy Simon

Physical appearance Physical appearance

Short and very fat. Wears glasses. His straight, coarse black hair, small and
hair does not grow in the same way as skinny
the others very bright eyes

Character traits Character traits

Intelligent Serious
Rational An outsider
Philosophical Vulnerable
Vulnerable Mystical understanding of human fears
Never drawn to the savagery displayed and frailty
by the other boys Kind
courageous
Represents
The law, order, rationality and Represents
civilisation of the world before the Morality, sacrifice, vision and truth
island.
Tries to uphold standards of morality
and decency