Lord of the Flies

In this essay I will show my interpretation on how the most important characters in William Golding's 'Lord of the Flies' could represents different historical figures through time, especially the history around Hitler and the 1st and 2nd World War. My evidence is the characters' behaviour and how they progress through the story. It may be that I cannot show that all the characters represent somebody but I will still try and explain the kind of people they could have in common to.

The first and probably most obvious character to deal with is Jack Merridew. Through the book he appears to be a very selfish and power hungry person. At first he goes along with Ralph being the chief as long as Jack himself can be the leader of the hunters. However because Jack is also easily jealous he soon tries to take control over the society among the boys.
He is especially jealous at the bond between Piggy and Ralph. At several occasions he mocks or makes sarcastic notions to Ralph.

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