Jack And Ralph In Lord Of The Flies

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During a time of war that has been unnamed a plane full of young british boys is shot down over the ocean. Many of the boys survive the crash but the pilot doesn’t. The island is big and jungle like. In the center there is a mountain with an old destroyed castle. The three main characters are then introduced which are Piggy, Jack, and Ralph. Ralph is the oldest in the group and is a young suave man. On the other hand there's Piggy who is a pudgy nerdy kid. They find some sort of sea shell that Ralph uses when he wants to call the boys together. Ralph is voted to be chief by the his other peers Simon, Jack, and Piggy. Ralph leads Simon and Jack on a expedition to decide so what's on the island. They realize it's deserted and they need to find …show more content…

At first the boys are living up life playing and messing around even though they still follow the rules. Soon enough Ralph and Piggy get worried about Jack and the rest if his hunters behaviors. Ralph begins to like Piggy’s sense of maturity he carries himself with. One day a ship passes by the island but didn't notice them due to the fire dying out. Piggy blames Jack which causes them to fight. This is when the group starts to split up and realise they see things differently. However, they attempt to move to the top of the mountain with Jack because they fear him. They believe their is a beast on the island even though Jack keeps telling them their isn’t. Every time their is a noise or something in the night they believe that's what that is. Ralph decides that it is best to head back to the beach just in case there is a beast but Jack decides to go make a fort at the destroyed castle. Jack heads back to Ralph's camp and offered the rest of the boys to come to his new better tribe where they can live life to the fullest. All the boys leave except for Piggy who believes that Ralph is still better. Simon during this whole thing is hallucinating in the jungle and passes

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