A Character Analysis

Authors in the Twentieth Century gravitated toward literature that would strengthen the every day man. Presenting protagonist characters and the events that shape their lives as they are, create a certain amount of excellence to a piece of literature. Two of the most enduring leading men are William Golding’s Ralph, from Lord of the Flies and George of John Stinebeck’s Of Mice and Men.

At first, a reader might not see the relationship between, an innocent representation of a young choir boy during World War II, and the sympathetic illustration of a migrant working man during the Great Depression. Nevertheless there are significant parallels. According to the laws of Freudian unconsciousness both are symbols of the novels “ego” ( ). Both protagonists although intelligent, often find the responsibilities of thinking things through. As the reader becomes more involved with the stories, it becomes obvious that both Ralph and George are both integrated in a battle of survival, not just sustaining physical survival, but also the sustaining of their individuality and righteousness. To understand and appreciate the parallels the reader must examine t

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At first, he is the leader of his choir group, who become hunters as the book progresses. Sometimes, even though it is not what you want, you have to do what is best for you and those you love.

Golding expresses more than one theme in his novel Lord of the Flies. Stienbeck shows skills in capturing the spoken language of the characters. Piggy’s character personifies this societal fl!

aw, always shunned and made fun of by other kids. Jack and Lennie regress further into the inevitable end of utopia and succession to primal desires. We know that Lennie is prone to killing things, and George has to keep constant watch over him to make sure he does not hurt or kill anyone or thing.

William Golding and John Stinebeck,

William Golding, author of Lord of the Flies; uses an integral setting to demonstrate the characters internal conflict which is essential for the characters evolution. George knows he has two choices: kill Lennie and save him from what would happen to him at the hands of the others, or let him live and see what happens. Their desires are not so unknown to some readers: its a place were people can call their own, the opportunity to work for themselves, no one to take anything from them or give them orders. Before meeting any characters, the narrator introduces readers to the California valley, along the Salinas River, and its beautiful landscape. As George, Curley, and the rest of the group try to find Lennie, he escapes to a river.

Golding describes the island as a jungle at one end with a rocky mountain above it. Stienbeck illustrates this through George did with Lennie before killing him.

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Approximate Pages = 12 (250 words per page double spaced)

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