In William Golding's novel, Lord of the Flies, one of the characters sticks out as a complex character throughout the entire story. The novel takes place during a nuclear war when a group of schoolboys find themselves stranded on a tropical island without any adults. Simon is younger than the protagonist, but older than the smaller boys. He's pure, gentle, wise, kind, and has the most positive outlook out of all the boys on the island. He repeats several times that they ... "beast" is a dead parachutist. Golding notes, "On the mountaintop the parachute filled and moved; the figure slid, rose ...

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In the novel Lord of the Flies, by William Golding, Jack Merridew is a young boy who survives a plane crash on a stranded island with other boys. Among these boys there is Ralph, who tries to lead the boys towards focusing on being rescued and Jack, who leads the boys towards hunting and savagery. Later on in the novel, Jack becomes leader of a tribe on the island. He ends up not being able to handle this power ... , Jack made it clear that he was the leader of the choir, proving to the boys that he has experience being a leader. Secondly, Jack was the only one to stand up to Ralph, saying agg...

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