1. Notes
LORD OF THE FLIES

3. SIGNIFICANCE Character Degeneration of Language FEAR Potential for
Ralph
Piggy
Jack
Simon
Roger
Littluns
Sam and Eric
The Beast/Beastie
Lord of the Flies
“EVERYMAN” - EGO
Has all qualities
SUPEREGO / logic / nurtured / Prometheus
Adult sensibility
ID / impulse/ instinct / savage
Ego – Helpful / caring / listens
SIGNIFICANCE
Character
Regression
The masses in society/ commoners
Degeneration
of Language
FEAR
Potential for
evil within man
Pig's Head on a stick

4. Loss of identity/ regression time passage/ regression Symbol meaning
Island
Scar
Conch
Painted faces
Hair length
Piggy’s Glasses
Fire
Ocean
Burn Mark
MICROCOSM
Man’s impact on nature
Democracy/Order
Loss of identity/
regression
time passage/
regression
Symbol
meaning
Intellect/reason
Hope for rescue
Isolation / cleaner
Impulsivity breeds chaos
PARACHUTIST
Sign that everything
is NOT OK.

5. Communication/ language Manners Norms Use of Technology Education
CIVILized Savage
Government
Order
Respect for life
Communication/ language
Manners
Norms
Use of Technology
Education
Cleanliness/grooming
Desire to better ones self
Self-awareness and
Awareness of others
All needs met easily
Able to resolve conflicts (?)
Anarchy
Chaos
Social Darwinism
Instinct driven
impulsive
Low value of human life
Self-centered
R E G R E S S I O N

6. POTENTIAL THEMES AND CONFLICTS
FUN vs. RESCUE
REGRESSION
IMPULSIVITY BREEDS CHAOS
Society is flawed
because humans are flawed

7. EGO
SUPEREGO ID