Lord of the Flies The Lord of the Flies is story that had many themes it explored the concept of civilization in its basic form. It exemplified the struggle between good versus evil, savage versus civilized, man versus the subconscious and what may be the most important part of the book what each boy represents in today’s civilization. Ralph the novel's protagonist, a boy twelve years of age. Marooned on a tropical island with …showed first 75 words of 681 total…

…showed last 75 words of 681 total…referred to as "Samneric." Roger was Jack's lieutenant, a sadistic, cruel older boy who brutalizes the littluns and eventually murders Piggy by rolling a boulder onto him. Each of these boys were put into this story to represent the different aspects of civilization. The boys represented order, savagery, followers and leaders, these roles caused conflict within the group which caused the decline in order from the beginning of the story to the end. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**