Blog Post #6 - The Hero of My Book

Lord of the Flies by William Golding

          The hero in this story is most definitely Ralph. After he arrives at the village, he immediately gives his opinions and his advice to help the boys escape the island. He is always helping out, showing caring, perseverance, and determination. He helps hunt pigs, lights the fires, and gets the other boys through their time on the island.
           Ralph exhibits caring, courage, bravery, perseverance, determination. All key character traits of a hero.

"I suppose," said Ralph. "if we keep on by the sea this way, we'll come out below the burnt bit and then we can climb the mountain." Lord of the Flies, Page 116

          This quote shows that Ralph has leadership, and he is guiding the boys to safety and prosperity.

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This symbolizes the archetypal hero.

Character Archetypes

CHARACTER ARCHETYPES

Lord of the Flies, William Golding

Jack Merridew, lordoftheflies.org

              In the book "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding, Jack Merridew may

be the shapeshifter. He is already familiar with the island, and has been living there a long time with the other boys. He welcomes Ralph and Piggy to their village and is

accepting of them. But, I somehow feel that he isn't telling them something, and that he

may turn on them later in the story. The arhcetypal character of the "shapeshifter" could very well fit Jack Merridew's personallity. It is described as someone who begins as a friend of the hero or a protagonist, but then later becomes a friend of the shadow or an antagonist.
             
"Serve you if something did get you, you useless lot of cry-babies!"
Jack Merridew, Pg. 83, Lord of the Flies

          This quote tells me that Jack has alot of anger and rudeness in his personality. This makes me feel that he isn't enjoying the company of Ralph or Piggy, and that he may turn against them for his own benefit. He may become the main antagonist, in my opinion.