By now the reader is aware of many of the developing symbols in the story:
· Ralph, the responsible leader who attempts to organize the boys for their survival and rescue. He appears practical, capable of using Piggy’s advice, able to avoid superstition and fear, and capable of developing processes for advancing their limited society.
· Jack, the evil that lurks within humankind, the one most in tune with his primitive urges and instincts.
· Piggy, the intellectual who is physically inept, the least capable of surviving on this island under these circumstances.
· Simon, the artistic, sensitive mystic.
· The conch, representing authority and civil debate.
· The snake-like images (the scar left by the passenger tube, the “creepers” [vines] that are encountered throughout), representing aggression, fear, and evil.
