Ralph
Age (Approximate):
11
Appearance: A young, fair haired British
boy.
Title: The Fair Haired
Boy
Basic Beliefs: Believes in order and civility to survive until
they are rescued.
How do others perceive this character? : As a leader and as a
role model, the other children look up to this
character.
How does this character perceive himself? : Ralph believes that
he should be the leader, that others should listen to him if they want to
survive with their sanity intact.
Jack
Age (Approximate): 12-13
Appearance: Freckle faced, red haired, taller
boy.
Title: Jack Merridew
Basic Beliefs: Believes in surviving, without the adults. Just
him and his savage tribe of children.
How do others perceive this character? : Most other children see
him as a scary image in the night, ready to kill them for his next meal (But
this is not until later on in the story). Meanwhile, his followers do what he
says to no end, seeing Jack as their own
Ralph.
How does this character perceive himself? : As the one true
survivalist. He is the “god” of the story, the messiah, and he knows
this.
Piggy
Age (Approximate): 10-11
Appearance: A portly, glasses wearing young
boy.
Title: Fatty
Basic Beliefs: Believes in civility, just as Ralph does. Prefers
to stay within a group, in unity.
How do others perceive this character? : Other children see Piggy
as useless, a waste of space that is only alive because Ralph wills it so. He is
important for his specs; he is the keeper of the fire, the keeper of the glasses
(The ones he wears), of which are used to create signal
fires.
How does this character perceive himself? : He believes in the
other children; that he is the nerd of the group, the outcast, and he hates it.
He milks the idea that he is the fire keeper and their only means of
escape.
Simon
Age (Approximate): 9-10
Appearance: Not stated.
Title: Choir Boy
Basic Beliefs: He is a member of the choir Jack is known to
command. As far as I can see, he doesn’t seem to care much about the others, so
long as he is a member of the crowd. In this case, this crowd is
Jack’s.
How do others perceive this character? : Shy and timid, they
don’t see much of this character past the choir. He IS included within the
first search group, and many other expeditions, within the book, so he is an
integral, silent voice through the
story.
How does this character perceive himself? : It is unspoken how he
sees himself in society, as he is so timid and is afraid to do
so.
Roger
Age (Approximate): 8-9
Appearance: Not stated.
Title: Choir Boy
Basic Beliefs: Another member of Jack’s choir, he is a quiet boy
with an awkward disposition. It’s not openly stated what his beliefs are, but
it’s suggested that he simply follows Jack and his
allies.
How do others perceive this character? : Another follower of
Jack. He is a choir boy, and has not been known to do much besides follow
orders.
How does this character perceive himself? : Not openly
stated.
Sam
n’ Eric (Sam and Eric)
Age (Approximate):
9-10
Appearance: Two twins of similar origin, looking
indistinguishable from each other. I was unable to catch what either look like,
but I picture them as a pair of blonde
boys.
Title: The Twins
Basic Beliefs: A pair of twins, not directly affiliated to
anyone, but easily influenced by others. They do as they’re told, though they
are not directly referred to at all.
How do others perceive this character? : This pair is one…or two
of a kind. As stated, neither is directly referred to at all, and they are
always asked to do things in unison. Others may think of them as the lookalikes,
the twins, and the exact copies of one
another.
How does this character perceive himself? : Not directly
stated.
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Age (Approximate):
11
Appearance: A young, fair haired British
boy.
Title: The Fair Haired
Boy
Basic Beliefs: Believes in order and civility to survive until
they are rescued.
How do others perceive this character? : As a leader and as a
role model, the other children look up to this
character.
How does this character perceive himself? : Ralph believes that
he should be the leader, that others should listen to him if they want to
survive with their sanity intact.
Jack
Age (Approximate): 12-13
Appearance: Freckle faced, red haired, taller
boy.
Title: Jack Merridew
Basic Beliefs: Believes in surviving, without the adults. Just
him and his savage tribe of children.
How do others perceive this character? : Most other children see
him as a scary image in the night, ready to kill them for his next meal (But
this is not until later on in the story). Meanwhile, his followers do what he
says to no end, seeing Jack as their own
Ralph.
How does this character perceive himself? : As the one true
survivalist. He is the “god” of the story, the messiah, and he knows
this.
Piggy
Age (Approximate): 10-11
Appearance: A portly, glasses wearing young
boy.
Title: Fatty
Basic Beliefs: Believes in civility, just as Ralph does. Prefers
to stay within a group, in unity.
How do others perceive this character? : Other children see Piggy
as useless, a waste of space that is only alive because Ralph wills it so. He is
important for his specs; he is the keeper of the fire, the keeper of the glasses
(The ones he wears), of which are used to create signal
fires.
How does this character perceive himself? : He believes in the
other children; that he is the nerd of the group, the outcast, and he hates it.
He milks the idea that he is the fire keeper and their only means of
escape.
Simon
Age (Approximate): 9-10
Appearance: Not stated.
Title: Choir Boy
Basic Beliefs: He is a member of the choir Jack is known to
command. As far as I can see, he doesn’t seem to care much about the others, so
long as he is a member of the crowd. In this case, this crowd is
Jack’s.
How do others perceive this character? : Shy and timid, they
don’t see much of this character past the choir. He IS included within the
first search group, and many other expeditions, within the book, so he is an
integral, silent voice through the
story.
How does this character perceive himself? : It is unspoken how he
sees himself in society, as he is so timid and is afraid to do
so.
Roger
Age (Approximate): 8-9
Appearance: Not stated.
Title: Choir Boy
Basic Beliefs: Another member of Jack’s choir, he is a quiet boy
with an awkward disposition. It’s not openly stated what his beliefs are, but
it’s suggested that he simply follows Jack and his
allies.
How do others perceive this character? : Another follower of
Jack. He is a choir boy, and has not been known to do much besides follow
orders.
How does this character perceive himself? : Not openly
stated.
Sam
n’ Eric (Sam and Eric)
Age (Approximate):
9-10
Appearance: Two twins of similar origin, looking
indistinguishable from each other. I was unable to catch what either look like,
but I picture them as a pair of blonde
boys.
Title: The Twins
Basic Beliefs: A pair of twins, not directly affiliated to
anyone, but easily influenced by others. They do as they’re told, though they
are not directly referred to at all.
How do others perceive this character? : This pair is one…or two
of a kind. As stated, neither is directly referred to at all, and they are
always asked to do things in unison. Others may think of them as the lookalikes,
the twins, and the exact copies of one
another.
How does this character perceive himself? : Not directly
stated.
Here, we have several cover pages designed by dedicated fans of the novel, all from The Fox is Black, and their contest to create original cover pages for this novel.
Kjell-Roger Ringstad
Joshua Retterer
Lee Jackson
This is the back of the snippet of the front cover at the top of this page.
This is the back of the snippet of the front cover at the top of this page.