The characters in Lord of the Flies<span> possess recognizable symbolic </span>significance<span>, which make them as the sort of people around us. Ralph stands for civilization and democracy; Piggy represents intellect and rationalism; Jack signifies savagery and dictatorship; </span>Simon<span> is the incarnation of goodness and saintliness.</span>
Honestly it all started with white people and black people going to different schools. Martin Luther King Jr. wanted white people and black people to be treated the same.