Without civilization, there is no law and order. That is one of the main themes in William Golding's 1954 novel Lord of the Flies. The expression of Golding's unorthodox and complex views are embodied in the many varied characters in the novel. One of Golding's unorthodox views is that only one thing keeps people from reverting back to a primal state of consciousness and action, and that thing is society. Golding shows the reader the extreme situations of what could possibly happen in a society composed of people taken from a structured society then put into a structureless society in the blink of an eye. Golding is also a master of contrasting characterization. This can be seen in the characters of Jack, the savage, Simon, the savior, and Piggy, the one with all the ideas.
Arguably, the most savage person on the island is Jack Merridew. The first image of Jack and his group is presented as "somethi
Simon, on the other hand, is not wild at all. Simon is the quiet one; the thinker. He is the only one that can keep good and evil straight throughout the entire novel. Simon stays to himself until he is needed or feels that he can contribute something to the group. A reason for his seclusion may be because he has epilepsy, "In Simon's right temple, a pulse began to beat on the brain," and he does not want the other boys to know about the problems. If they knew about Simon's problem then that would disclose a flaw to the group and Simon would be even more susceptible to injuries, as if that Daveers in the end.
The only character in Lord of the Flies that does not change for the worse throughout the novel is Piggy. Piggy does not always have the authority or the attention to get his ideas across, but Ralph does listen to him for the most part. Piggy first starts out with the idea to call everyone to a
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