Question 10

Explore how Golding presents Piggy’s feelings by what he says and how he says it in ‘Lord of the Flies’

Plan

Piggy

• Describe Piggy briefly.
• Then explain some aspects of his character.
• Intelligent – finds the conch. Knows what is going on (war) It is his idea to make a list of who is on the island.
• We feel sympathy for him – explain why.
• (Kind to the littleuns)
• He is not as well educated as Ralph – find a quotation to show this. This could also suggest that he is not from the right class of people to be a successful leader.

Ralph

• Describe Ralph – strong, fit
• Still childlike – find a quotation.
• Bossy and cruel to Piggy.
• Natural leader.
• Seems to think that being on the island is just a big adventure.

Jack

• Describe Jack
• Then explain some aspects of his character.
• Authoritarian (very bossy)
• Cruel
• Bloodthirsty

William Golding

• Include some ideas about William Golding
• In World War II, Golding joined the Navy. His experiences in the war had a considerable effect on him.
• He saw that the war brought out people’s ability to harm others. He saw all human nature as savage. People were not either ‘good’ or ‘bad’, they were a mixture of both and even ‘goodies’ could become ‘baddies’.