Character Development in Lord of the Flies :: Lord Flies Essays

Character Development in Lord of the Flies   The ability to create characters of depth plagues many a contemporaneous writer. Many of those writers should look to William Golding for expertise on this issue. Golding diverges from the path of contemporary authors and sets an example of how character development should be accomplished in his novel, Lord of the Flies. Goldings Ralph exemplifies this authors superior vogue of character development in this novel.   At the commencement of the novel, the author introduces Ralph as an innocent boy far from adulthood. Almost immediately, Ralph is described as a sportsmanlike boy. This phrase indicates a stereotype of the perfect child--blonde hair and blue eyes with blemish-free skin--which the author manipulated to show innocence. Also, Golding used this to give the referee a feeling of Ralphs flummox on the scale of maturation. It guides the destination of the novel and how much Ralph needs to grow to attain complete maturit y. Ralphs innocence is further implied when he says his daddy is a air force officer in the Navy and that when he gets leave, hell come rescue us. Clearly, Ralphs comments call attention to his inability to view matters, especially his current situation, realistically, and to show Ralphs simplistic thinking, as well. later(prenominal) in the novel, Ralph views Piggy as a fat bore with ass-mar and matter-of-fact ideas. Ralph is still at the point where he believes that he is on a schoolyard vacation spot where teasing and handstands are an acceptable practice. Similarly, Ralphs thoughts are intended to show what a sheltered child he has been all his life. Thus far, Golding developed Ralph so that the reader interprets him as an ideal child with place any indication of maturity. The author will build upon this to transform Ralph as a character and as a person.   As the climax approaches, Ralph begins to mature s brightnessly as chaos erupts. After Ralph discovers that a ship pa ssed while the fire was out and Jack is culpable, Ralph confronts him and rather than acquiescing to Ralph, Jack takes out his anger, physically on Piggy, the only person at that time intimidated by Jack. Ralph responds by saying Jacks tantrum is a dirty trick and tells them to light the fire. All this infers that Ralph is becoming less gregarious and a bit more serious. He shows maturity when he takes up for the underdog and does not go along with the majority.