In “Lord of the Flies”, Ralph is a the protagonist and Jack is the antagonist. They both have been leaders in the book, but they are very different aspects. They treat each other differently. Jack has a lot of pride in him, and Ralph has thoughts for others. They also thinks differently, Ralph , and Jack just do what is best for him. In my perspective, Ralph has positive character traits in the story, and Jack’s character traits are negative. Ralph is respectful and conscious, but Jack is arrogant and First, after Ralph became the chief of the boy, he still respect to the leader of the choirs. In the beginning of the story, as Ralph and Piggy met the group of boys, there were a choir. In the choir, there’s a leader called Jack. The boys decided to elect for a chief. There was two …show more content…
candidates for the position, Ralph and Jack.
All the boys voted for Ralph, only the choir boys voted for Jack. Ralph said, After Ralph officially became the chief, all the boys applauded for Ralph, but Jack felt embarrassed and sat down. Ralph saw Jack’s embarrassed face, then decided to give him back the status of being the leader of the choir boys. Jack became excited again, and his embarrassment face vanishes, Ralph had successfully did what he anticipated. Ralph was trying to make Jack feel better, belonged to the group. Jack was the former leader of the choir boys after all, losing the election would have some level of indignity. If Ralph didn’t give him back his position and gain his status again, Jack wouldn’t be that aggressive in the story. That’ why Ralph is respectful as a leader, and it’s a positive character trait. Ralph is also conscious. In chapter five, Ralph calls for a meeting to discuss the problems that they are facing. He said to boys that they aren’t doing anything that was planned. They refuse to build the shelters, He also said, “And another thing. We nearly set the whole island on fire. And we waste time, rolling rocks, and making little
cooking fire. Now I say this and make it a rule, because I’m chief. We won’t have a fire anywhere but on the mountain. Ever” (p.87). Ralph is adding a new rule on the island. The new rule is limiting the use of wood, there will be no fire except on the mountain. Ralph made the rule because he had realized that they doesn’t have much wood left for fire, since they nearly burned down the whole island. Proof trait; Ralph is very clear on what they need to do in order to get rescued, he knows it might take a long time, but he believe in hope as long as the signal fire doesn’t go out. In order have a fire, the most main component is the woods, that’s why Ralph tells the boys to save the woods. Ralph wasn’t additive to the meat, he can still identify the priority is to get rescued, and the long team effects if the boys continuously misuse the woods. Therefore, Ralph is conscious on decision making, and the traits met the qualities as a good leader. In contrast, Jack became arrogant, after the increase in his tribe. In the begining of chapter eight, Jack decides to leave the group. Other biguns decide to sneak over while collecting woods for the fire and joined Jack’s tribe. The boys in Ralph’s group were invited to Jack’s fest after killing a pig. Ralph and Piggy went to the fest as well. Then Jack demands his member to give them some meat. Jack also demanded Henry, he said, Jack is trying to show Ralph that he has power and control. He demands Henry to give him a drink, then he sits like a king watching Piggy and Ralph, thinking he is better than Ralph. Jack treated his tribe member very harsh. Jack is also inflexible. All the boys went hunting and neglected the signal fire. Ralph saw a ship passing by when he was resting at the bathing pool. He realized the signal fire was out and no one was looking after it. After, Jack and the boys came back from hunting with booty. Ralph was unsatisfied with Jack, and blamed Jack that they could of helped with the shelters. Then Jack replies, “We needed meat”(p.75). All Jack wanted was meat, he doesn’t care whether they are going to get rescued or not. In chapter two, Ralph is already trying to convey the importance of being rescue, but Jack insists they want meat. Once again, but this time is worst, they have missed an opportunity of getting rescued, but Jack is still obsess with getting meats. To the end of the story, all Jack thinks is hunting, he even took Piggy’s glasses and cause others unable to build a signal fire, he was never conceive the idea of being rescued.
Throughout the novel when Ralph notices some of the boys have started to turn into savages, he tries to put an end to it as soon as possible. Ralph wants the young boys to remain as close to their old selves as much as they can, rather than transforming into unrecognizable people. Once the boys have gotten somewhat settled in on the island, they forget to watch after the most important job, as seen in Ralph’s eyes, “We’ve got to have special people for looking after the fire. Any day there might be a ship out there” (Golding 42). The majority of the group has turned to having fun rather than getting rescued. Ralph is one of the only people that has common sense and seems to know their correct priorities. We can see that choosing Ralph to be the leader may lead to benefiting them all. In chapter 11, Jack and his group have bombarded Ralph’s group and stolen Piggy’s glasses, so when Piggy asks what they are going to do, Ralph responds with, “Supposing we go, looking like we used to, washed and hair brushed- after all we aren’t savages really and being rescued isn’t a game--” (Golding 170). Ralph ends up handling this given situation like an adult. He can see quite clearly that the thought of salvation and maturity has no meaning to everyone in Jack's’ group. They have been treating their whole situation like it is just a game, but Ralph knows at this point that rescue is
Ralph has several positive characteristics but he also has several crucial weaknesses that prevent him from being the perfect leader. In chapter one the boys decide who they want to be leader. The boys decide on Ralph, “”Vote for a chief!”…every hand outside the choir except Piggy’s was raised immediately. Then Piggy, too, raised his hand grudgingly into the air.” (Golding 18-19). From the very beginning Ralph is seen as the leader. He becomes the one the boys look up to and depend on to make decisions in their best interest. Ralph has natural leadership skills. Landing on the island with no adults to take control, the boys chose to follow the one boy who seems to be doing something productive, Ralph. An example of Ralph being purposeful and productive is when he blows the conch to get the attention of all the boys on the island and bring them together for a meeting. When Jack and his choir find the other boys gathered he asks where the man with the trumpet is, Ralph replies, “There’s no man with a trumpet. We’re having a meeting. Want to join?” (Golding 16). Ralph asks Jack and the choir boys to join the meeting because he wants all the boys to work together so they can be rescued as soon as possible. Other than his leadership and purposeful qualities, Ralph is also hard working. When tasks are given out to the boys, such as building shelters, hunting, gathering food, the hard work of most boys turns into play and exploration leaving Ralph to do most of the work by himself with little help from others. When the other boys gave up on their tasks Ralph continued working, this proves his hard work. Leadership, purposeful, and hard working are all positive qualities that helped Ralph succeed in the novel, but Ralph also had some majo...
and they both start off as the leaders. Later on the boys have a vote for leader and Ralph is selected. The first impression we get about Ralph is that he is active and doesn't like authority. When he found out that there were no grown ups on the island he "stood on his head and grinned" Piggy is the first of the other survivors that Ralph meets.
The techniques and symbols used to convey Jack and Ralph’s responses to different situations inform the reader on there different characteristics and personality’s. In William Golding’s novel ‘Lord of The Flies’ we come to a decision that Ralph demonstrates better leadership skills and responses to all situations positively, while Jack response to situations with a negative reaction.
Ralph shows that he has a better understanding of the boys than Jack. He knows that the boys need some sort of order on the island in order for them to survive. He starts a simple form of government and sets a few rules for them. Even though they don’t last very long, the fact that he tried to help the group is what makes him a better leader. Ralph’s wisdom and ability to look toward the future also has an advantage over Jack. He has a sense to keep his focus on getting off the island. When the fire goes out, Ralph gets upset because the chance to be rescued was gone as well. Ralph enforces his role of leadership as he gives the boys a sense of stability of an authority figure. He keeps the boys in pretty good order at the meeting by making a rule that they can only speak if they have the conch. Ralph knows that the littleuns are afraid and they need shelter to feel more secure. They work together for a while, but as the time goes on the smaller boys want to go play. They slowly lose all their help until Simon and Ralph are the only ones left to work on them. Ralph knows that this is a necessity and keeps bringing it up at the meetings. Jack, on the other hand, is doing nothing but causing chaos.
Jack shouted “Who cares?” Ralph exclaims “Because the rules are the only thing we’ve got!” ( pg 91) Ralph was the one who tried to keep everyone together and Jack did every thing to turn the other boys away from Ralph. There were times when Ralph almost when to the dark side.
Ralph’s attitude toward piggy is somewhat rude because of the way he laughs sarcastically to piggy's idea.For example when Ralph asks Piggy “are you going to swim” and piggly replies “no, i wasn't allowed to because of my asthma.” and Ralph says “well that sucks for you.” I myself thought that was really rude because it’s not his fault that Piggy has asthma. Also when he tend to call Piggy fat, which is all the time.
Jack was also at play in all this not just Ralph. Jack was an arrogant boy, but also tried to be civil and keep everything together, hunt, and, survive in the beginning. But then realized that getting saved might not be an opportunity for them. For example Jack split up his choir and hunted. Also kept the fire going but then left the fire unattended to go catch a pig with all of the group, Jack fought with Ralph because he was the leader and Jack wasn't. Then Ralph was “telling everyone what to do”. He was trying to keep everything together. Jack thought he should have been leader, so Jack left the group and started his own tribe.
In the lord of The Flies each character has certain characteristics that make him very unique. In this novel, Ralph, is a great example of a strong and courageous leader. In the novel Lord of The Flies by William Golding, Ralph presents many unique characteristics throughout the story, such as: his physical appearance, his military background, his friendship with Piggy, his ability to lead a group, his democratic way of solving problems, his loyalty to the group, and his will to survive.
One of the main characters, Ralph, was very likeable to everyone and was almost immediately elected as the leader of the tribe, with the only competition being the leader of the choir boys, Jack. Even though Ralph just wants to get home, he remains to look strong and tough to the other boys, to try and keep things as civilized as possible. So, Ralph decides that; "We've got to have rules and obey them. After all, we're not savages. We're English, and the English are best a...
Throughout William Golding's novel Lord of the Flies there is an ever-present conflict between two characters. Ralph's character combines common sense with a strong desire for civilized life. Jack, however, is an antagonist with savage instincts, which he cannot control. Ralph's goals to achieve a team unit with organization are destroyed by Jack's actions and words that are openly displayed to the boys. The two leaders try to convince the boys that their way of survival is correct.
At the beginning, clearly Ralph feels that Jack is an ally, a companion; not a rival for leadership, "Ralph found himself alone on a limb with Jack and they grinned at each other ... that strange invisible light of friendship". The chosen leader of the group, Ralph tried to lead the stranded boys into some kind of order. The authority of Jack and the sensibility of Piggy easily sway him. When Ralph first meets Piggy, he sees him as a lower person who should be ridiculed. He starts off by asking for his name and he is told that people used to make fun of
Ralph and Jack are characters that hold important symbolism in Golding’s novel and the significance of their relationship is quite evident as events begin to unfold. When Ralph gets elected as leader of their group, Jack Merridew is evidently mortified at the prospect of losing leadership against Ralph. In an effort to pacify Jack’s anger, Ralph negotiates with Jack and gives him authority over the choir boys. Satisfied with Ralph’s courtesy, both boys develop mutual respect and their relationship advances into acquaintanceship which only takes a matter of time to fall apart.
... Ralph has proven to have a much better understanding of people and their needs and this makes him a much better leader than Jack. With Ralph's understanding of the need for order and rules, he improves the condition where the boys are living in. Jack's condition was horrible. Also, Jack treated the boys very badly and like he better. Ralph, on the other hand treated the boys all equally and with respect. Ralph's priority to get off the island shows his wisdom and ability to make good decisions. Although Jack was popular on the island for the short amount of time the boys were there, he would not have been popular for much longer. He does not have any of the qualities that a good leader should have and turned himself and the rest of the boys into complete losers. Jack's plan would have soon faded but if Ralph had become leader, his wisdom would last much longer.
Ralph and Jack are both powerful and meaningful characters in William Golding's novel, Lord of the Flies. Ralph is an excellent leader; responsible, and stands for all that is good. Jack is a destructive hunter, selfish, and represents evil. These two main characters can be compared by the actions they take as leaders, their personalities, and what they symbolize in the story.