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Lord Of The Flies By: William Golding 1.) Title: Lord Of The Flies Published: 1958 Author: William Golding Where book was acquired: Wittenberg Library: Wausau Library. 2.) What type of book: Fiction, told in Third Person. 3.) Characters: 1.) Ralph: Ralph is about 12 years old and he is fair headed. He is described as being built and is chosen as the leader due to his positive qualities. Ralph is a self-assured boy whose confidence in himself came from the acceptance of his peers. He does not care about anything at first because he has a strong belief that his father, who is in the navy, will send someone to rescue them. He had a fair nature, as he was willing to listen to Piggy. He was softer compared to Jack, and also became pretty dependent on Piggy’s wisdom throughout the book. 2.) Jack Merridew: Jack is about 12 also. He has red hair and he has a skinnier build than Ralph. Jack began as the arrogant and self-righteous leader of a choir. The freedom of the island allowed him to further develop the darker side of his personality as the Chief of a savage tribe. He eventually took power through brute force, and toward the end had no humane feelings what so ever. He was a complete savage. 3.) Piggy: Piggy is short, overweight, has asthma, and wears glasses. He tries his best to keep peace. His glasses are very important because they are used over and over again to start fires. Piggy was an educated boy who had grown up as an outcast. Due to his academic childhood, he was more mature than the other boys and kept his civilized behavior, but his experiences on the island gave him a more realistic understanding of the cruelty possessed by some people. 4.) The Twins: Sam and Eric are two young twins who always travel and do everything together. Without each other they are incapable of almost everything. 5.) Simon: Small, scared little boy. Keeps on seeing the â€Å"the Beast† 4.) Two main conflicts: 1.) Jack Vs. Society: Jack couldn’t stand taking orders from Ralph anymore. It made him very angry. He didn’t like participating in the rules that they had either. (He must have felt like this before he even came to the island.) He didn’t want to listen to anyone but himself and felt his ideas were the best. He wanted people to listen to him, and do what he said, not follow the crowd.