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Lord of the Flies6

d, and it also represents his intelligence. Piggy portrays clear-sightedness and intelligence. He tries to keep peace and clings to civilization, and he is the smartest boy on the island even though he has no social skills. He does not like strenuous work so he refrains from physical work. His only contribution to survival on the island are his specs which become very important in lighting the signal and cooking fires.The two boys together find a conch shell which comes to represent democracy and order, and the high hand of authority. Ralph blows it to bring together any other people that might be on the island. Soon a crowd gathers. The boys are made up of bigguns and littluns, the bigguns being around twelve years old, and the littluns being around five or six. Immediately the conch is seen as a token of respect, so it is always used to call meetings. We are now introduced to the rest of the main characters.Jack Merridew is the leader of the boy's choir. His name means "one who supplants" reflecting his use of force, and it is derived from Hebrew. He will come to represent savagery, anarchy, and anger. He is about the same age as Ralph. Simon is a bit younger than Jack and Ralph, but he is still a biggun. He represents pure goodness, and he is seen as a "Christ" figure. He has a positive outlook of being trapped on the island, he believes they will be rescued. His name comes from the Hebrew word meaning "listener" which is quite accurate, as he will be the one to listen to the beast, and know what the beast is.Roger is the antithesis of Simon. His name which is Germanic in origin means "spear." He is a sadist who enjoys torturing pigs and the other boys. He is seen as somewhat of a "Satan" figure. He is also the first to intentionally kill another one of the group, Piggy.Sam and Eric are twins who represent reliance and unity. They do everything together, in fact they find it hard to be apart. They eventually bec...

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