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e h t f L or d o Flies By William Golding
CHARACTERS When the boys first gather on the island they appear a very varied group, yet by the end they all seem very similar. So, what happens to them to cause this transformation? Let's look at the most important characters in more detail. Jot down the key points you have noticed about the following characters.
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Piggy
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How do others perceive this character? Good or bad? Why? ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ BEFORE: what were they like at the beginning of the novel? ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ AFTER: what were they like toward the end? ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ Important quotes. ___________________________________________________________________________________ Describe a key scene in the novel that the character was involved in. ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ 1
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Ralph
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How do others perceive this character? Good or bad? Why? ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ BEFORE: what were they like at the beginning of the novel? ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ AFTER: what were they like toward the end? ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ Important quotes. ___________________________________________________________________________________ Describe a key scene in the novel that the character was involved in. ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ 2
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Jack
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How do others perceive this character? Good or bad? Why? ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ BEFORE: what were they like at the beginning of the novel? ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ AFTER: what were they like toward the end? ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ Important quotes. ___________________________________________________________________________________ Describe a key scene in the novel that the character was involved in. ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ 3
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Simon
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How do others perceive this character? Good or bad? Why? ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ BEFORE: what were they like at the beginning of the novel? ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ AFTER: what were they like toward the end? ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ Important quotes. ___________________________________________________________________________________ Describe a key scene in the novel that the character was involved in. ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ 4
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Sam ‘n’ Eric
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How do others perceive this character? Good or bad? Why? ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ BEFORE: what were they like at the beginning of the novel? ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ AFTER: what were they like toward the end? ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ Important quotes. ___________________________________________________________________________________ Describe a key scene in the novel that the character was involved in. ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ 5
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Roger
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How do others perceive this character? Good or bad? Why? ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ BEFORE: what were they like at the beginning of the novel? ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ AFTER: what were they like toward the end? ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ Important quotes. ___________________________________________________________________________________ Describe a key scene in the novel that the character was involved in. ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ 6