are symbols of important people. They show how the realworld is made up of people. Ralph is a good leader who cannot control bad people like Jack. Ralph islike Franklin Roosevelt before World War II who could not stop the war from breaking out. He alsorepresents democracy, and is responsible. The boys wanted to do what they wanted, but Ralphcouldnt stop them. Piggy represents educated people who give advice but nobody listens to them.Piggy was like Albert Einstein because people didnt care that he thought the atomic bomb was badweapon. Simon was a symbol of Jesus Christ because he knew the truth about the beast, but the boyskilled him when he came to tell them the truth. Jack was a symbol of Adolf Hitler. He was a crazyleader who killed many people because he wanted power. Like Hitler Jack was dictatorial andignorant. Jack started his own tribe when they should stay with Ralph, and Jack killed Simon and didntcare. Roger is even worse than Jack, even though he isnt like that at the start. He is like Dr. Mengelewho was Hitlers worker and did very bad operations on people, worse than Hitler. Roger is like thisbecause he makes stick sharpened at both ends. All these people live in an island that is like the rest ofthe world.The setting of The Lord of the Flies is backdrop that makes it easy to see the boys wickednesscompared to the wickedness of the world and people in general. World War II is going on while thestory happens. The parachuter, that the boys think is the beast, shows that they cannot get away fromwar, and they have war themselves later. Parts of the island are also important. The beach is importantbecause it is where Simon dies, and also where the boys live. Castle Rock is important because this iswhere the tribe goes to live. It is very small, with no food or soft ground, but the boys still go therebecause they can defend it. They think they must fight the beast and other boys, but they really havenothing to be afraid of from...
