William Golding’s Lord of the Flies Character Analysis

Piggy:

• Protagonist-He takes positive action for the good of all the boys, trying to keep 
• order. He tries to do things adults would do and tries to keep people from arguing.

• Round-We know him well and see his complex thoughts and emotions. He is reasonable in tough situations. He thinks about getting rescued. His glasses are important to him because they help him see and help him understand what’s going on around him. 
• Static-He does not adapt to the changes around him as much as some of the other boys. He acts the same the whole time. He doesn’t change as much as Ralph and Jack. Ralph treats him fairly when some of the other boys don’t. He stays loyal to Ralph. They stay focused on getting off the island

Jack:

• Antagonist-He takes negative action that doesn’t help the boys in a positive way. He tries to keep order by bossing the other boys around. He doesn’t treat them with respect. He is the opposite of Ralph. 
• Round-We know him well and see his complex thoughts and emotions. We see his anger and his dark side, especially when he kills the pig. He doesn’t make it a quick kill. Instead, he and the other boys keep stabbing at it. 
• Dynamic-He adapts to the changes around him, growing from a playful boy into a serious leader and survivor. While Ralph is a leader who tries to get the boys off the island, Jack seems to want to keep them on the island because he likes to have all of this power. 

Samneric:

• Neither protagonist or antagonist-They don’t really push the story ahead or add to the story in a major way. They don’t really make any big decisions, and their behavior doesn’t cause mayhem. 
• Flat-We don’t know them well, and we don’t really know their deep thoughts and emotions. We don’t know them as well as we know Jack and Ralph.  
• Static-They stay the same through the story. In the beginning of the story, they are shy, and they change only a little.