The main characters of the movie are Ralph, Jack, Piggy, and Simon. Ralph is nominated the chief in the beginning. He has a good head on his shoulders, and he attempts to get everybody to work together to get food and shelter. He tries to convince the other boys that it is not the time to be goofing around, and that they should be working hard as a group if they're going to survive.

Jack is a rather outspoken boy, who motto is "my way or the highwa

Golding is sending the message that when the confines of civilization and rules slip away, humans resort to primitivism. When there is no one to uphold moral behavior, people feel no moral responsibility. When a person is perceived by others to be intellectually and physically superior, such as Jack, they will allow him to control and reign over the group.

Simon is a quiet boy, who doesn't have a whole lot to say throughout the entire movie. At one point, one of the other boys goes into a dark cave, senses something behind him, and spears it. The "thing" becomes known as the beast. Jack cuts the head off of a wild pig and stakes it into the ground in front of the cave with a stick. Jack never believed there was a real beast, but continues to acknowledge its existence in order to keep the boys in fear and from straying away from his absolute power. Simon goes to the cave, and he finds out the "beast" is actually th

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Ralph He's, Ralph Piggy, William Golding, Simon Ralph, Lord Flies, lord flies, moral behavior,
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