The great spasms of grief eventually weakened to blubbers and sniffles. Roger and Jack had been the first to regain their composure and slowly the rest of the boys followed. Eventually, he naval officer turned back around to face the snotty faced children, “Alright, well let’s get you kids out of here.” He led the group of boys to the ship. Ralph had been the first to board the vessel. He was followed by Sam and Eric; then, the rest of the tribe. Ralph sat on the deck of the naval ship that was coasting along the waves, the space next to him empty of a fat boy with spectacles. In truth, the space all around him was empty, as everyone from Jack’s tribe had chosen to sit as far away as possible. The silence among the group was deafening. No one wanted to talk about it. …show more content…
His streaked face was fully visible as his long, fair hair had become slicked back with perspiration. Ralph got up and stood by the railing. Silently, Jack walked up to stand beside him. “Hey, Ralph.” Ralph looked at Jack, bewildered and took a step back. “If they ask you what happened, you tell him we was just playing a game. Right? We were just having some fun.” Jack placed a hand on Ralph’s back and with a forward motion pushed Ralph towards the railing of the ship. Ralph caught himself on the railing, almost doubling over and falling into the rocky fathoms
Ralph is the novel’s protagonist and tries to maintain the sense of civility and order as the boys run wild. Ralph represents the good in mankind by treating and caring for all equally, which is completely opposite of Jack’s savage nature. Jack is the antagonist in the novel and provokes the most internal evil of all the boys. Jack is seen at first as a great and innocent leader but he becomes t...
After turmoil erupts on the island, and Ralph is on the verge of being killed, a naval officer arrives on the island. Ralph is first unaware of the of the naval officer, “He staggered to his feet, tensed for more terrors and looked up at a huge peaked cap. It was a white-topped cap, and above the green shade of the peak was a crown, an anchor, gold foliage. He saw white drill, epaulettes, a revolver, a row of gilt buttons down the front of a uniform” (200). Once this uniformed (properly dressed) man arrives at the island, order is once again restored. The conflict and combat is immediately ceased. Once the naval officer asks who is in charge, Ralph claims authority over the boys without any questions.
His voice rose under the black smoke before the burning wreckage of the island; and infected by that emotion, the other little boys began to shake and sob too. And in the middle of them, with filthy body, matted hair, and unwiped nose, Ralph wept for the end of innocence, the darkness of man’s heart, and the fall through the air of the true, wise friend called Piggy (Golding, 290).
Ralph spends some time contemplating over what must be said and done in the assembly because he knows that “thought was valuable” maturing from his inadequacy as a leader for allowing the group to become disorganized as it is. Ralph blows the conch to do as he has a plan and call the boys for an assembly. He intends it to be serious after the mishap of letting the fire go out which may have ruined their hope of getting rescued. He begins by telling the group that this particular assembly must not be for fun and games but to “put things straight”. He addresses the water with no one bothering to retrieve it in the coconut shells, the shelter that fell to ruins because few people worked on them, the whole island being used as a lavatory which is unsanitary and the importance of not letting the fire go out.
To begin, survival is the key in every ones mindset. You only live once as most people say. However, with Jack and Ralph and the rest of the boys, they all seemed that all hope was lost. They had been stranded in the island for months, hoping that one day, someone will find them and return them home. Ralph was the most panicked person in the group simply because he hadn’t cut his hair and it was growing. He also did not shower at all, and he did not shave or eat as much simply due to the lack of surviving. He had given up on the hope for rescue, until in chapter 12, he, along with Jack and the rest of the boys, were saved by an officer which saw the destruction and the vicious bodies of the ...
Importance of Leadership Leadership is something that stands out in people. In a group, people tend to look for the strongest person to follow. However, the strongest person may not be the best choice to follow. In Lord of the Flies by William Golding, Ralph and Jack each have leadership qualities. Jack is probably the stronger of the two; however, Ralph is a better leader.
Ralph tries to resists the urge to become a savage through out the book. Almost all of the other boys become hunters and forget what is important. In the beginning, all of the boys come to the assemblies and decide that Ralph should be the chief. Ralph is the authority figure of the group. He was the one who kept reminding the boys that the fire is the important thing(chpt 4). The hunters let the fire go out and a ship just happens to come along. Because the fire is out, they lose a chance to be rescued.
Much of history’s most renown literature have real-world connections hidden in them, although they may be taxing uncover. William Golding’s classic, Lord of the Flies, is no exception. In this work of art, Golding uses the three main characters, Piggy, Jack, and Ralph, to symbolize various aspects of human nature through their behaviors, actions, and responses.
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.
In William Golding's Lord of the Flies a group of kids who are fleeing a war, plane crashes and they are stranded on a deserted island without Adult supervision. The first thing all the kids do is vote for a chief and Ralph, who is more responsible, wins over Jack. They are the choices because Ralph is the Colonel of the whole group and Jack is the oldest out of all the boys. As the story goes on and when Jack starts his own group all of the kids lose sight of their main goal, to be rescued. They're all having too much fun when they switch over to Jack's group hunting and killing for food. In the story there are four main characters that are in a sense the leaders of the crew. There's Piggy and a quiet Simon who do not possess the scrappiness that Ralph and Jack do. These strengths are what help Ralph and Jack survive. Piggy is always talking about how his Auntie would not let him do this or that and Simon was just a quiet, reserved kid who is regarded as weird just due to the fact that he is calm.
People are privileged to live in an advanced stage of development known as civilization. In a civilization, one’s life is bound by rules that are meant to tame its savage natures. A humans possesses better qualities because the laws that we must follow instill order and stability within society. This observation, made by William Golding, dictates itself as one of the most important themes of Lord of the Flies. The novel demonstrates the great need for civilization ion in life because without it, people revert back to animalistic natures.
During this whole story so far, Jack and Ralph have had a bad relationship and it eventually leads to Jack leaving the group of boys which shows the theme of Individualism vs. Community. When Ralph and Jack are arguing over who should be chief, Jack points out, “Who thinks Ralph oughtn’t to be chief?” (pg. 127). The lack of unity and comradery between these two significant characters illustrates the message of Individualism vs. Community. These two characters carry a big influence over all of the other boys and their actions are often repeated by the
Ralph’s clothed group never loses hope on being rescued and does not give up on work. Jack’s group is naked, painted, and unruly. When Ralph goes to the savages to have a reasonable talk he wants to show the difference between the groups, he wanted to look civilized. “Then we go as we are and they won’t be any better (172)”. Upon the arrival of the naval officer, the two factions reunite into one and make their journey to civilized life.
...em. Of course, the huts would not be very sturdy because he did not have the proper materials, but the shelters helped them survive. Ralph is a very crucial element to the boy’s survival. Without his hard work and dedication, the boys might have died. He is a determined, intelligent person, and he is very important in this novel.
The boys decide to hold a meeting to decide roles and jobs for everybody. The boys attempt to make rules and to stay civilized. Ralph, a boy they voted as chief tries to keep the boys on track of the meeting, but he can tell that the lack of rules is slowly affecting the boys. “The world, that understandable and lawful world was slipping away” (Golding 84). This thought that Ralph has expresses how the world that they used to be in, of rules and adults was slowly disappearing. Without the continuous pressure of rules, society, and parents, the darkness in the kids is slowly breaking free.