The text makes it clear that Ralph is elected chief because he’s handsome – “attractive” and “fair,” as the text informs us. But Ralph is more than attractive. H...
Jack is, in many ways, the complete opposite of Ralph. Then again, Jack is a lot like Ralph. It seems we have some explaining to do. Like Ralph, Jack is charismatic and inclined to leadership. Unli...
The first time we see Simon, he’s fainting. Physical weakness becomes a hallmark of his character, from passing out to throwing up to hallucinations and bloody noses. So it’s easy to th...
So, Piggy is kind of the social outcast of the group. What’s more, he’s going to get smashed to an untimely and tragic death by a large rock.But let’s talk about this rock-related...
Roger is like a kid torturing ants with a magnifying glass before he could drink from a sippy cup. This guy is bad news going all the way back to when we first met him, a “slight” and &...
The twins, Sam and Eric, are called “Samneric.” The nickname inherently takes away the boys’ individuality. From what we can tell, Jack is the first person to use the Samneric nic...
We don’t know about you, but we think Percival is the most tear-jerking, heart-breaking littlun on the island. The first we hear about him, it’s in a passage telling us about how all th...
