Character Biography Project

Instructions
Create a character map to analyze one of the main characters in The Lord of the Flies. Use the text boxes
surrounding the base person and answer the provided questions. For each base person, there are four
slides. Make sure you respond to each slide that accompanies your chosen base. For extra detail, use the
insert tool or a similar application to add appropriate details. Please feel free to shift boxes, add slides, or
otherwise format the project to fit your needs, but make sure you respond to all required components.

You may choose from the following characters:

• Ralph
• Jack
• Simon
• Piggy
• Samneric (acting as one)

• Highlight the character you are analyzing.

Chest/Heart: What does the character feel?
Anne might have felt frustrated by being locked in
the annex. For example, when Dussel comes to
live in hiding, Anne has to share her room with him.
He criticizes her and does not want to let her use
the desk at all. Anne sees this as unfair. Anne
shares that, “I have a lot to put up with and to
pretend to be deaf in order to escape the old,
much-repeated tickings off and warnings.” This
shows that he is constantly rebruking Anne and she
does not like it.
Hands: What does the character do?
Anne spends a lot of her time writing in her diary,
translating documents, and helping with food
preparation. Anne’s diary has become one of the
most read in the world and provides a glimpse
into what her time in the annex was like. I
believe she writes in her diary as a way to
express herself as she oftentimes does not get
along with the other members in her family and
other people in the annex.

Feet: Where does the character go?

Again, be selective – what are the most important
places? Where does the character learn the most or
change the most? Type your response here.
Example using
We start out seeing Anne in school and in her regular
neighborhood. This is to show us she is a regular Anne Frank
person. The rest of the time she is hidden in the
annex. Where she lives a life of survival.
The Mouth: What the character says...
“That’s right. Can’t catch my breath. I
was the only boy in our school what
had asthma”
The Head: What the character thinks...
“There is a right way and a wrong
way to do things and that things
should be tackled in a specific order if
good results are to be obtained.”

”
lly sure. I mean?
Are you sure? Rea
Chest/Heart: What does the character feel? Hands: What does the character do?
I think piggy feels used because people always He dies from a boulder that Rodger sent
take his glasses, and they never give him a smashing him off a cliff then splits his head
chance to speak even though he has the conch. open on stone then gets washed into the sea

Feet: Where does the character go?

He sometimes goes to the mountain with the fire
to start it with his glasses but he usually stays at
there camp to be with the littleuns.
Shoulders: What does the character carry?
He carries asthma, always being slow. And he
also carries people calling him names like piggy.
He did not want that nick name but people still
call him it.
Overall Summary
He is 12 years old everyone thinks he is fat.
His nick name is piggy. He has asthma. He
has glasses and he loves his aunt. He is
“friends” with a boy names Ralph . And he
dies by a boy smashing a rock into him that
sends him off a cliff then his head splits open
and the sea takes him away.
Symbols: What two symbols would represent your
character? Symbolism explained
1. Glasses. The glasses represent him because he has
them and everyone needs them for the fire.
And the Target represents him because he is
always picked on, like people taking his
2. Target glasses, calling him fatty and piggy.
Theme:
● Pick one of the following themes and write a well-developed paragraph
explaining 2 ways the character moves the theme forward in the novel.
● Theme choices:

○ Without anyone to enforce society’s rules, people break them and become uncivilized.

○ Evil lives inside all human beings.

○ Human beings left on their own are cruel, self-serving, and violent.

○ Theme of your choice (if you pick this option, clearly state the theme you are discussing)
Theme and Character paragraph – write here:

In the book The Lord Of The Flies, the boys start to go mad and then cruel and
violent the longer they are away from civilization. A way the boys show this, is
when Jack steals Piggy's glasses without asking so HE can have fire and power
over Piggy and Ralph. Another time when the boys go mad is when Rodger
releases a rock that hits Piggy and knocks him a cliff then, Piggy dies. Rodger
knew piggy would get hurt and he wanted it he was very savage with his actions.
 Exemplary - 4 Points
Requirement The character body map contains
s all required elements as described
in the instructions - head, dialogue
bubble, chest/heart, hands,
shoulders, feet/legs, and summary
Comprehensi The literary elements of the
on & Analysis character body map demonstrates
full understanding of the
character’s traits and includes
ideas that require inferencing.
Relevant textual evidence is used
to clarify and strengthen the
student’s position(s) where
applicable.
Accomplished - 3 Points
The character body map is
missing one to two required
elements as described in the
instructions -head, dialogue
bubble, chest/heart, hands,
shoulders, feet/legs, and
summary.
The literary elements of the
character body map
demonstrates adequate
understanding of the
character’s traits and
includes ideas that require
inferencing. Textual evidence
is used where applicable.
Developing - 2 Points
The character body map is
missing three to four
required elements as
described in the
instructions -head,
dialogue bubble,
chest/heart, hands,
shoulders, feet/legs, and
summary.
The literary elements of
the character body map
demonstrates some
understanding of the
character’s traits and
includes ideas that require
inferencing. Some textual
evidence is used where
applicable, but it may be
unclear or inaccurate.
Beginning - 1 Point
The character body map is
missing five or more
required elements as
described in the instructions
-head, dialogue bubble,
chest/heart, hands,
shoulders, feet/legs, and
summary.
The literary elements of the
character body map
demonstrates minimal
understanding of the
character’s traits and
includes ideas that require
inferencing. Textual evidence
is not used or used
inaccurately where
applicable.
 Exemplary - 4 Points
Symbolism Symbols – Student identified
two symbols that represent
their character and clearly
explained using two pieces of
evidence from the text and
explanation on how both
symbols are symbolic of this
character.
Effort & The character body map is an
Mechanics example of the student’s best
effort. There are no spelling
or grammatical errors.
Total earned on
presentation:
/ 20 pts. possible
Accomplished - 3 Points Developing - 2 Points Beginning - 1 Point
Symbols – Student Symbols – Student Symbols – Student
identified two symbols identified one symbol identified one symbol
that represent their that represent their that represent their
character and somewhat character and character but did not
explained how both somewhat explained explain how the symbol
symbols are symbolic of one symbols are is symbolic of this
this character using at symbolic of this character.
least one piece of text character.
evidence.
The character body map The character body The character body map
shows student effort. map shows some shows minimal effort..
There are 1-2 spelling or student effort. There There are 5+ spelling or
grammatical errors. are 3-4 spelling or grammatical errors.
grammatical errors.