The Lord of the Flies characters and their actions symbolize many things in reality. Most characters have a counterpart like Ralph and Jack, Piggy and Roger and Simon. Ralph symbolizes a civil leader. He repeatedly calls a meeting to try to restore order and find a way to be rescued. An example of Ralph's leadership is when he says "this meeting should not be fun, but professional" (page 76); this shows leadership because there is an urgent need to be rescued instead of just having fun and without organization or order. Another example of a civilian leader is when Ralph says to explore the island. This is seen when Ralph says "if it's not an island, we could be saved immediately. So we have to decide if it's an island" (page 23). This shows Ralph's civilian leadership, as he explores the island to prepare himself and others for the future, to make life more efficient, and to have a greater chance of being saved. Ralph suggests lighting a fire at the top of the mountain so that passing ships can see its smoke. This is seen when he says "We can help them find us. If a ship approaches the island, they may not notice us. So we have to make smoke on the top of the mountain" ( page 38). Lighting a fire helps signal a rescue. Ralph is a complex character because even though he often struggles between atavism and civility, his leadership qualities always shine through. Jack is a major character in Lord of the Flies as he is the atavistic leader. Killing pigs represented atavism, which is seen when Jack said, “I cut the pig's throat,” Jack said proudly, and yet he shrank as he said it” (p. 69). The more Jack remains isolated from order and society, the more savage and atavistic he becomes. He also becomes more violent, which is shown......middle of paper......he can assume, funeral, so he "[takes] the lines in his hands and he releases them from the rocks and figure of the indignity of the wind” (p. 147) Another example of him symbolizing a holy figure is how he risked his life to help others, such as when he “yelled something about a dead man on a hill" (p. 152) during the evening dance after Jack's feast so that he could tell the other boys that the beast was actually a dead pilot Simon is an interesting and unique character because even s. he is not seen much in the novel, he had a great influence on the events that occurred before and after his death in Lord of the Flies symbolize a reality, and many also have counterparts Evil and. the atavism of Jack and Roger win some battles, but in the end the rational thinking and civil leadership of Ralph and Piggy, with the help of the neutral Simon, achieve victory..