Lord of the Flies Dog Names

Introduction

In William Golding's post-World War II dystopia, a group of boys learns what it means to live in a world without adults or rules. What transpires is a group of kids who attempt to create their own society, and, even though they strove to better their new world, they ended up emulating the negative behavior of the adults they criticized. Golding's novel, Lord of the Flies, is a lesson in raw human impulses and our basic nature. Without prompting, we humans tend to group ourselves and we also create a hierarchy of leaders and followers. The animal world is much like this, and canines especially tend to fall into this mode of behavior.

Lord of the Flies Dog Names in Pop Culture

Featured Famous Dog with a Lord of the Flies Name

Ralph

When the plane of young boys crashes on the deserted island, the young boys waste no time in imitating the habits of their parents. In the first few conversations the reader enjoys, Ralph and Piggy discuss how to organize their group of survivors. The boys take a conch shell and, knowing that the shell will make a loud sound, proclaim that whoever has the shell is the only person who can speak during meetings. Ralph and Piggy also discuss who the leaders will be, until they are interrupted by another survivor, Jack. Jack will prove an antagonist as he wants to usurp power, believing that he should be a leader because he is a leader in the choir. The battle of wills fuels the plot of this novel by William Golding. Ralph is the Lord of the Flies moderator. He tries very hard to be fair, but he is also easily influenced by the other boys. He is a part of the choir, just as Jack is.

Many of us grew up watching The Muppets. Jim Henson's lovable bunch of puppets includes notable characters such as Miss Piggy, Kermit the Frog, and Fozzy. One of the more overlooked but highly important muppets is the resident pianist, Rowlf the Dog. (Rowlf is pronounced the same as Ralph; it was creator Jim Henson's play on words imitating the sound some dogs make.)

Rowlf is a mixed breed dog. He is chubby, and his fur is curly (often corkscrewed in nature). Some say that Rowlf is part-Corgi, but this has not been clarified. Generally, Rowlf is quite calm, but he is known for his dry humor and quick wit. Rowlf is a fan of Beethoven, but he loves all Classical music in general. Most don't know that Rowlf is the first Muppet that was a recurring Henson character on The Jimmy Dean Show. Prior to that, Rowlf was featured in a commercial for Purina dog food (1962). This commercial aired chiefly in Canada, and Rowlf is accompanied by another muppet Baskerville the Hound. When Rowlf was appearing on The Jimmy Dean Show each week, he received at least two thousand fan letters per episode. Rowlf also made appearances on Sesame Street and numerous other kid-friendly shows.

Lord of the Flies Dog Name Considerations

When a plane carrying young male students crashes on a remote island, life and society as these children knew it no longer exists. Many of the children seem to magically appear from the wreckage, and most of the are uninjured. The first character that readers meet is a young boy who is asthmatic, overweight, and wearing glasses. Piggy, as we learn is his nickname, is very intelligent, and he wants nothing more than to find other survivors and work together peacefully until they are rescued. Ralph is the second character to whom the reader is introduced, and together, they devise a method of organization which will hopefully benefit them and any other survivors. A third character, Jack, will serve to be an antagonist, as he cannot follow procedure and attempts to take over leadership of the surviving boys.

Although there are no dog breeds mentioned in the novel, we can relate the behavior of the boys to that of a pack of dogs. Going back to the ancestors of our domesticated dogs, the wolf pack established one leader - an Alpha, usually a male - and the other dogs fell in line behind him. Jack is reminiscent of a young male who wishes to challenge an older Alpha male in the wolf pack. Therefore, any dog breed would be suited to a name from William Golding's Lord of the Flies. You could consider personality and choose a character that reminds you of your pup or has traits that you would like to instill in your new furry addition.

Male Lord of the Flies Dog Names

Votes	Name	Vote
0	Ralph Lead character in the novel, easily influenced by others
0	Piggy Piggy is an awkward, but peaceful and loving boy
0	Jack Chief antagonist of the film, he wants to be the leader of the group
0	Simon A quiet, shy boy who is a part of the group, he is considered naturally good
0	Sam One of a set of twins; they are very young and follow Ralph's directives
0	Percival Very young boy, he tends to cry a lot because of the situation
0	Maurice A minor character who follows Jack without question
0	Roger Roger is Jack's chief accomplice, he is mean to the "little'uns"
0	Willie WIliiam Golding is the author of the novel
0	Eric Sam's twin, they are both eventually manipulated by Jack
0	Lewis Lewis Allen produced the 1990 film adaptation of the novel
0	Balthazar Balthazar Getty played the role of Jack in the 1990 film
0	Hunter Jack heads a group of boys whose main job is to hunt and provide food
0	Beast A fictional figure that the boys use to control the little'uns; this name fits a Mastiff
0	Mulberry Percival's younger brother; he is also a "little'un" ruled by the older boys
0	Danny Daniel Pipoly played the role of Piggy in the 1990 film
0	Badgett James Badgett Dale played the role of Simon in the 1990 movie
0	Chris Chris Furrh played the role of Jack Merridew in the 1990 film
0	Harry Harry Hook directed the 1990 version of the film
0	Andy Andrew Taft played one of the Samneric twin duo
0	Eddie Edward Taft, real life twin of Andrew, played the other half of the twin pair
0	Gary Gary Rule played the role of Roger in the 1990 film
0	Terry Terry Wells played the role of Andy in the film
0	Braden Braden McDonald played the role of Larry in the 1990 film
0	Sheraton Sheraton is one of the little'uns who follow Jack
0	Martin Martin Zentz played the role of Sheraton in the 1990 film
0	Peter Peter is a minor character in the film, he is one of the little'uns
0	Patterson Patterson is one of Jack's team of hunters
0	Chuckie Chuck Bell plays the role of Steve in the 1990 film
0	Angus Angus Burgin plays the role of Greg in the 1990 film

Female Lord of the Flies Dog Names

Votes	Name	Vote
0	Janet Janet Hirshenson worked in casting for the 1990 film
0	Jane Jane Jenkins worked in casting for the 1990 film
0	Jennifer Jennifer Chang worked as the art director for the 1990 film
0	Doreen Doreen Watkinson worked in costume design for the 1990 film
0	Sarah Sarah Monzani worked as a makeup artist for the 1990 film
0	Suzanne Suzanne Munton worked as a makeup artist for the 1990 film
0	Shelley Shelley Brown worked as a sound assistant in the 1990 film
0	Evelyn Evelyn Dutton worked as a foley artist in the 1990 film
0	Jerelyn Jerelyn Harding worked as the adr editor for the 1990 film
0	Constance Constance Kazmer worked as a sound editor for the 1990 film
0	Margie Margie O'Malley worked as a foley artist for the 1990 film
0	Christy Christy Richmond worked as a sound assistant for the 1990 film
0	Rene Rene Lang worked as a grip for the 1990 film
0	Robn Robin Allen worked as a casting associate for the 1990 film
0	Deborah Deborah Aquila worked as a casting associate on the East Coast for the 1990 film
0	Jackie Jackie Johnston worked as a post-production coordinator for the film
0	Adrian Adrian Trent was an assistant editor for the film
0	Sally Sally Boldt worked as a music editor for the film
0	London The London Symphony Orchestra performed much of the 1990 film's music
0	Trinity The Trinity Boys Choir performed music for the film
0	Fran Fran J. Afman worked in the financial services department for the 1990 film
0	Elaine Elaine Ames worked as a production shipper for the film crew
0	Leslie Leslie Cornyn was a post-production assistant for the film
0	Diane Diane Durant was a script supervisor for the film
0	Theresa Theresa Grabski worked as a caterer for the 1990 film
0	Frieda Frieda Klebaum worked on the set as a teacher
0	Roberta Roberta Roy worked as a teacher for the young boys on set
0	Rochelle Rochelle Stevens worked as a production assistant
0	Rosalie Rosalie Swedlin worked as a production assistant for the 1990 film
0	Judith Judith Ward worked as a teacher for the young boys on the set