Animal Farm: Development of character

In the story, Animal Farm written by George Orwell in third person, we are introduced to Napoleon who takes charge into guiding a revolution (with a group of farm animals) against mankind and their cruelty to protect their rights of Animalism. During the story, the narrator indicates a great comparison between him and Snowball where we learn that he is rather more of “a large, rather fierce-looking Berkshire boar, the only Berkshire on the farm, not much of a talker, but with a reputation for getting his way” while Snowball is described as "a more vivacious pig than Napoleon, quicker in speech and more inventive, but was not considered to have the same depth of character”. Eventhough, Snowball is a confident public speaker; Napoleon is able to find his own way of levelling his position similarly as Snowball but in a more cunning way. It is clear that he was not interested in politics of Animal Farm except his power over them until he adopts a litter of puppies to use them for his benefits of chasing Snowball in order to control over politics where he is portrayed similarly as Mr. Jones. Treacherous as ever, he uses violence for regaining power to prevent rebellions and changes the commandment for his and the pigs' comfort despite the fact he promised for democratic principals and banning of usage with human instruments. Therefore, it is evident that Napoleon's development of character had mislead the animals into another puppet show where they have to encounter Communism in which they return to the old state where they were ruled by mankind. By the end of the story, George Orwell finishes with Napoleon and a group of other pigs wearing human clothings, walking with two legs and interacting with a human. "Twelve voices were shouting in anger, and they were alike. No question, now, what had happened to the faces of the pigs. The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which." 

.Lord of The Flies - Major Topic

The classic novel, "Lord of The Flies", William Golding unleash the topic of innocence and describes how the loss of innocence makes one to learn more about the true identity of reality. The two protagonist, Ralph and Piggy, are stranded in a deserted land scattered with other characters - the choir boys. Soon, they assemble and during this process, there is a realisation where the children are sensible. From the well-mannered and longing-for-rescue children, turn to savages with blood-curling attitudes as they lose hope of getting rescued and returning to civilization. Towards the last chapter of the book, Golding writes "On the beach behind him was a cutter, her bows hauled up and held by two ratings." The use of words, "cutter" and "bows" contains symbolism to portray man's violence and hatred towards others. Though Golding does not illustrate the loss of innocence as the children's fault instead he states that it is the part of human nature where man's evilness  can grow and come naturally. In the end, Ralph realises that the man's heart corrupts with hideous hatred and that he weeps for his days of  innocence and childhood.

Favourite Excerpt:

"Ralph looked at him dumbly. For a moment he had a fleeting picture of the strange glamour that had once invested the beaches. But the island was scorched like dead wood - Simon was dead - and Jack had.... The tears began to flow and sobs shook him. He gave himself up to them now for that first time on the island; great, shuddering spasms of grief that seemed to wrench his whole body. His voice rose under the black smoke before the burning wreckage of the island; and infected by that emotion, the other little boys began to shake and sob too. And in the middle of them, with filthy body, matted hair, and unwiped nose, Ralph wept for the end of innocence, the darkness of man's heart and the fall through the air of the true, wise friend called Piggy."

Exposition of "Lord of the Flies"

William Golding's creation, "Lord of the Flies", is set back to an unnamed time of war where a plane, evacuating a group of British schoolboys, gets crashed on an unknown island. The pilot dies but many of the remaining passengers survive to find that they are stuck on a deserted island. The story introduces two protagonist: Ralph and Piggy. They vary in personality, Ralph has a sense of leadership and confidence while Piggy is sensible and seems to have a higher intelligence to those around him. They, soon, find a conch; which gets blown to assemble other survivors who might be scattered across the island. As a meeting is held, the story introduces a group of choir "all dressed in black" whom are the antagonists of the story. They happen to end the innocence of a child and make the readers even the protagonist, Ralph, learn about the darkness of a man's heart. As Ralph watches the deaths of those around him, he feels the urge to step up and  attempts to prevent any more murderous deaths. However, he is ignored, humiliated and exiled from the gang; having been a leader in the previous days, he soon realises and regrets for not listening to Piggy's wise words.  As the story progresses, Ralph is aware that he is being tracked by the antagonists and he knows that they will "hunt him like 'em pigs" for disapproving the ideas of the antagonist. Will he able to dedicate his own life to stand up for the just?