Characters

There are a lot of characters in Lord of the Flies but I will only tell you about the main characters.

Ralph: A 12 year-old boy with "fair" hair that always hangs in front of his eyes. He always wants to take charge and make everything right. He was elected chief and became a true courageous leader. He was greatly respected .... for a while ......

Piggy: Piggy is fat and wears thick glasses. He is 12 years old. He has short hair which never seems to get any longer. He suffers from asthma and is reluctant to do anything which involves physical exercise. He can't swim and the other boys view him as an outsider who is "bit of a joke," intelligent but boring. He is also said to be lazy and is never helping.

Jack: Jack is the head of the choir at his school. He is 13 years old. His choir follows him everywhere he goes and they always listen to him. He can be described as demanding, overbearing, savage, rude and arrogant.

Simon:  Simon is part of Jack's choir. He is about 11 years old. Simon is in the middle area between biguns and little'uns but he is generally counted as a bigun. He is small, skinny and has dark hair and bright lively eyes. Simon seems to suffer from epilepsy and often goes off by himself to his "special place" in the jungle. Simon is introverted and a deep thinker, it is he who suspects and then discovers that the beast is not a creature but the evil within themselves.

Eric & Sam: They are twin brothers.They are about 11 years old. They are both intelligent twins, and are quite clever and playful. They are humorous in the sense that they like to "tease" the others about who is who. They also have "fair" hair.