Lord Of The Flies Quote Analysis

In Lord of the Flies the author William Golding uses symbolism to recreate the universal message. Therefore, in the novel Jack and Ralph interact to trace the defects of society back to human nature. Ralph demonstrating order, leadership and civilization. Jack demonstrating savagery and desire for power, with that being said Jack and Ralph bump heads because of their major differences.

In Lord of the Flies Ralph can be seen as the civilized character. During the novel, Ralph and the boys seem to be stranded on the island, somehow he devotes himself to convince all the other boys that they’re all going to be rescued. Therefore, he was elected as leader based on that reason. Ralph tries to continuously remind all the other boys to keep calm and tell them that the only way they will be rescued if the cooperate among each other. He also insist that they build a shelter and signal a fire. “Ralph waved the conch. Shut up! Wait! Listen! Here’s another thing, we can help them find us. If a ship comes near the island they may not notice us. So we must make smoke on top of the mountain. We must make a fire!” This quote symbolizes how Ralph wants the best for everyone and not just himself. This can be seen in chapter two “Fire on the Mountains”.

Jack known for being the most savagery, evil and violent charter in the novel shows the side of the dark human nature.

His main interest is hunting, an endeavor that begins the desire for meat and builds the overwhelming master and kill other living creatures. Jack being a hunter has just developed the savagery that already ran close to his surface. As shown on chapter three, “I went on. I thought by myself-““The madness came into his eyes again. I thought I might kill”. This seems to prove that his reactions to situations become increasingly more violent as the narrative continues. Jack actions seemed to be motivated by his hate and jealousy for

Ralph.
In Lord of the Flies, William Golding demonstrates the readers’ civilizations vs. savagery. He started of his novel by having Jack and Ralph on the same side but immediately everything shifts. Jack suddenly hates Ralph for becoming leader. He tries to humiliate Ralph any way possible but it doesn’t happen. He eventually grew tired of Ralph being in charge. Overall their relationship ends up being a chaos due to the fact that they both want power. But, for very different reasons. In chapter 12, page 184, it demonstrates how Jack and Ralph can’t exist at the same time because of the way they think. “Then there was that indefinable connection between himself and Jack; who therefore would never let him alone; never.” It describes how in the real life world there can’t be two types of government existing because the world would come to an end.
Therefore, in Lord of the Flies, William Golding demonstrates an important piece of literature because it shows the difference between good and evil. He makes it clear that ralph is a good ruler. Ralph has shown throughout the novel that he has the most authority out of all the boys and that he is the most civilized character. Ralph was the first person to call the boys together and create rules. Overall, Ralph fulfills the position as chief after he is elected.