Characters:

Ralph, Powerful:

“he might make a boxer“ - Chapter 1

Ralph, Good-natured:

“there was a mildness about his mouth and eyes that proclaimed no devil” - Chapter 1

Ralph, Determined:

Ralph: “I’m chief. I’ll go. Don’t argue“ - Chapter 6, to Jack about who encounters Beast from Air first

Ralph, Brave:

“Ralph picked up his stick and prepared for battle“ - Chapter 12, about the savage boys looking for him

Ralph, Fair:

Ralph: “The choir belongs to you, of course“ - Chapter 1, to Jack, about him losing the vote for chief

Ralph, Honest:

Ralph: ”We’d talk but we wouldn’t fight a tiger. We’d hide.” - Chapter 8, to others about the Beast in Air after supposedly seeing it

Ralph, Savage:

“He accepted a piece of halfraw meat and gnawed it like a wolf“ - Chapter 4, about the food from the hunters

Ralph, Can’t always think:

“He lost himself in a maze of thoughts“ - Chapter 5, about preparing for the assembly

Ralph, Wants things to be straightforward:

Ralph: “We’ve got to talk about this fear and decide there’s nothing in it. I’m frightened myself, sometimes; only that’s nonsense!“ - Chapter 5, to others about the Beast to stop the idea dividing and damaging the group

Ralph, Disrespects Piggy(2):

“smiled involuntarily“, “his matter-of-fact ideas were dull, but there was always a little pleasure to be got out of pulling his leg“ - Chapter 4, about Piggy’s ideas of advancement

Ralph, Needs Piggy(2):

“There was no Piggy to talk sense“, “nor dignity of the conch“ - Chapter 12, about thinking for sensible thing to do as being hunted

Ralph, Possibility to befriend Jack:

“Jack and Ralph smiled at each other with shy liking“ - Chapter 1, about how Jack could have his own group of hunters

Ralph, Tense competition with Jack:

“Then there was that indefinable connection between himself and Jack; who therefore would never let him alone; never“ - Chapter 12, when pondering their nature to leave or hurt him

Ralph, Tiring experience:

“He found himself understanding the wearisome of this life“ - Chapter 5, before preparing for assembly on the beach

Ralph, Feels insecure here:

“that understandable and lawful world was slipping away“ - Chapter 5, about his thoughts even before the ship passing

Ralph, Frustrated about division:

Ralph: “Who’s clever now? Where are your shelters?“ - Chapter 9, to the hunters about an incoming storm

Ralph, Recognises failure of democracy:

Ralph: “We were together then“ - Chapter 12, to the officer about lack of good behaviour as before

Ralph, Calm and naturally authoritative:

“But there was a stillness about Ralph as he sat that marked him out“ - Chapter 1, about voting for chief against Jack

Ralph, Desperate for order:

Ralph: “The rules are the only thing we’ve got!“ - Chapter 5, to Jack about not following the rule to only speak with the conch

Ralph, Recognises the downfall of mankind:

“Ralph wept for the end of innocence, the darkness of man’s heart“ - Chapter 12

Ralph, Consumed by savagery:

“his voice rose under the black smoke“ - Chapter 12, about letting himself feel the sad emotions boiled inside him

Ralph, Disbelief of horrible actions of other boys:

“great, shuddering spasms of grief that seemed to wrench his whole body“ - Chapter 12, about letting himself feel the sad emotions boiled inside him

Ralph, Not immune from being brutal(3):

“The desire to squeeze and hurt was over-mastering“, “carried away by a sudden thick excitement“, “to get a handful of that brown vulnerable flesh“ - Chapter 7, about pretending to hunt Robert

Ralph, Animalistic to survive due to fear:

“Ralph launched himself like a cat; stabbed, snarling“ - Chapter 12, about attacking one of the savages

Ralph, Colonialist ideas within civilisation:

Ralph: “You only get them in big countries, like Africa, or India“ - Chapter 2, to others about beasts

Piggy, Intelligent:

“what intelligence had been shown was traceable to Piggy“ - Chapter 1, about thoughts while voting

Piggy, Logical:

Piggy: “The first thing we ought to have made was shelters“ - Chapter 2, to other boys about needs not being fire

Piggy, Loyal:

“the true, wise friend called Piggy“ - Chapter 12, about Ralph’s thoughts on him in front of officer

Piggy, Cares for proper behaviour:

Piggy: “because what’s right’s right“ - Chapter 11, to Ralph about how he'll get his glasses back from the hunters

Piggy, Looks down on other boys:

Piggy: “Acting like a crowd of kids!“ - Chapter 2, to boys about rush to make a fire

Piggy, Cares for the boys:

“Then, with the martyred expression of a parent who has to keep up with the senseless ebullience of the children“ - Chapter 2, about Piggy following boys to make the fire

Piggy, Takes example from adults:

Piggy: “I dunno, Ralph. We just got to go on, that’s all. That’s what grownups would do“ - Chapter 8, abut how to maintain the fire

Piggy, Kind to littluns:

“listening and interpreting to the assembly“ - Chapter 2, about telling others what the boy with mulberry-coloured birthmark is trying to say about the beastie

Piggy, Supportive to Ralph though dislike:

“Then Piggy, too, raised his hand grudgingly into the air“ - Chapter 1, about voting for Ralph

Piggy, Advises Ralph:

Piggy: “Come away. There’s going to be trouble“ - Chapter 9, to Ralph about the hunters just before killing Simon

Piggy, Insightful about people(2):

Piggy: “There isn’t no beast-not with claws and all that I mean“, “Unless we get frightened of people“ - Chapter 5, to the boys about the only thing to fear

Piggy, Out of place in hostile environment:

Piggy: “I can’t hardly move with all these creeper things“ - Chapter 1, to Ralph about adventuring through the island

Piggy, Acceptance of reality:

Piggy: “Nobody don’t know we’re here“ - Chapter 1, to Ralph about their dire situation

Piggy, Distances himself from savages though involved:

Piggy: “We was on the outside. We never done nothing, we never seen nothing“ - Chapter 10, to Ralph about the murder of Simon

Piggy, Reduced to appearance causing prejudice(2):

• Ralph: “Piggy“ - Chapter 1

• “the fat boy“ - Chapter 1

Piggy, Holds the symbol of scientific progress:

“adjusted the spectacles on his nose“ - Chapter 1

Piggy, Confident in civilisation and reason to solve problems:

Piggy: “Life is scientific“ - Chapter 5, to others about why there is no beast

Piggy, Voice of morality:

Piggy: “Which is better- to have rules and agree, or to hunt and kill?“ - Chapter 11, to others about changes in behaviour and factions

Piggy, Flawed intelligence through colonialism:

Piggy: “to be a pack of painted Indians/n-words“ - Chapter 11, to others about change in behaviour and factions

Piggy, Intelligence is exploited like a bomb:

Jack: “His specs-use them as burning glasses“ - Chapter 2, to others about how to start a fire

Piggy, Sustained cruelty after death as intellect in the group is destroyed:

“Piggy’s arms and legs twitched a bit, like a pig’s after it has been killed“ - Chapter 11

Jack, Wicked:

“ugly without silliness“ - Chapter 1

Jack, Bad-tempered:

“eyes, frustrated now, and turning, or ready to turn, to anger“ - Chapter 1

Jack, Hated:

“With dreary obedience the choir raised their hands“ - Chapter 1, about voting for Jack

Jack, A leader:

“the most obvious leader was Jack“ - Chapter 1

Jack, Confident in himself:

“‘I ought to be chief,‘ said Jack with simple arrogance“ - Chapter 1, about voting process

Jack, Selfish demands:

Jack: “the conch doesn’t count on top of the mountain“ - Chapter 2, to Piggy about speaking over him

Jack, Rejects what doesn’t suit him:

Jack: “Bollocks to the rules!“ - Chapter 5, to Ralph about letting Piggy with the conch speak

Jack, Controls with fear:

Jack: “my hunters will protect you from the beast“ - Chapter 9, to others about joining tribe

Jack, Cares for pride:

“the freckles on Jack’s face disappeared under a blush of mortification“ - Chapter 1, about losing chief

Jack, Violent:

“‘I cut the pig’s throat,’ said Jack, proudly, and yet twitched as he said it“ - Chapter 4, about the first hunt

Jack, Controlling:

Jack: “What d’you mean by not joining my tribe“ - Chapter 11, to Samneric

Jack, Irresponsible:

Jack: “Serve you right if something did get you, you useless lot of cry-babies“ - Chapter 5, to littluns about newfound fear of the beast

Jack, Views their situation as a game:

Jack: “I’m not going to play any longer“ - Chapter 8, to others about losing second leadership vote

Jack, Emotional:

“The humiliating tears were running from the corner of each eye“ - Chapter 8, about losing second leadership vote

Jack, Used to respect democracy till betraying him:

“He laid the conch with great care in the grass at his feet“ - Chapter 8, about losing second leadership vote

Jack, Vicious:

Jack: “Who cares what you believe-Fatty“ - Chapter 5, to Piggy about disbelief of the beast

Jack, Cruel pride:

Two savages: “The Chief has spoken“ - Chapter 8, to Ralph’s crew about being allowed to eat their meat after being forced to say

Jack, Obsessed with hunting:

“He tried to convey the compulsion to track down and kill that was swallowing him up“ - Chapter 3, about his need for meat over shelter

Jack, Changes when thinking about hunting:

“The madness came into his eyes again“ - Chapter 3, about his need for meat over shelter

Jack, Animalistic:

“his laughter became a bloodthirsty snarling“ - Chapter 4, about hiding behind his new mask

Jack, A different person:

“He looked in astonishment, no longer at himself but at an awesome stranger“ - Chapter 4, about hiding behind his new mask

Jack, Freed by face paint:

“the mask was a thing on its own, behind which Jack hid, liberated from shame and self-consciousness“ - Chapter 4

Jack, Stirs further panic:

Jack: “I don’t know what it does. We don’t even know what it is“ - Chapter 8, to others about the Beast’s description

Jack, Dictator:

Jack: “There isn’t a tribe for you any more! The conch is gone“ - Chapter 11, to Ralph about alienating him from his group due to disagreement

Jack, Inhuman:

“The creature was a party of boys“ - Chapter 1, about the choir

Jack, Obsession with violence:

The boys: “Kill the pig. Cut her throat. Spill her blood“ - Chapter 4, about pride for recent hunt

Jack, Used to be innocent:

“They knew very well why he hadn’t: because of the enormity of the knife descending and cutting into living flesh; because of the unbearable blood“ - Chapter 1, about not killing the young pig

Simon, Kind:

“Simon found for them the fruit they could not reach“ - Chapter 3, about the littluns

Simon, Perceptive:

Simon: “maybe there is a beast… maybe its only us“ - Chapter 5, to others

Simon, Solitary:

“He… glanced swiftly round to confirm that he was utterly alone“ - Chapter 3, about going to special hiding place

Simon, Timid:

“skinny, vivid little boy“ - Chapter 1

Simon, Viewed as crazy:

Piggy: “He’s cracked“ - Chapter 8, to others about Simon

Simon, Knows how to help:

Simon: “You’ll get back all right. I think so, anyway“ - Chapter 7, to Ralph about recognised despair and worries

Simon, Not seen for wisdom:

Ralph: “You’re batty“ - Chapter 7, to Simon about his prediction to be able to go home

Simon, Sensitive to hostility of the boys:

“Passions beat about Simon on the mountain-top with awful wings“