Alternate Ending For Lord Of The Flies Essay

Ralph very scares and worries. Ralph tries to relax himself by thought that they are not as bad as it is, for all that has been done after killing Simon and Piggy. It explains by Ralph, “A spasm of terror set him shaking and he cried aloud. “No, They’re

Ralph cares about everyone, not just some people or himself. Ralph was scared to go first on the ledge when the boy’s were searching for the beast. Jack was a hunter and he was scared to go on the ledge and Ralph knew, so Ralph decided to take over “I’m chief. I’ll go. Don’t argue” (p.155). Ralph knew that Jack was just as scared as he was, but he soon didn’t care what he himself was feeling. He knew that he could’ve made Jack go first, but he wanted to take the pressure off of him. When Jack and Roger captured Samneric, right after attempting to kill Ralph, Ralph still went back for them even if he was “Terrified that they would run and give the alarm (p.230).” Ralph wanted to make sure they were okay. Ralph was scared to go back for them, but he didn’t care. He just wanted to make sure they were alright even if it meant it might get him killed. Ralph symbolizes true civilization because he’s the only one who stayed civil, and he’s the only one left who wanted to actually get rescued and still had hope for

Samneric wanted Ralph to get as far away from Castle Rock as possible and find a safe hiding spot where he would not easily be found. They don’t seem to have a bad bone in their bodies, and that proves how innocent they are even more

Despite the fact that Jack’s fear of not being chief ends badly, Ralph’s fear of not surviving has another whole level of bad endings. Ralph’s main concern when the boys crash into the island is being rescued, but because of this, he neglects other problems such as looking out for littluns. “’That litte’un – ‘gasped Piggy – ‘him with the mark of his face, I don’t see him. Where is he now?’” (Golding 46). Ralph is so blinded by the idea of being rescued that he forgets his priorities. He should be watching the littluns, but instead, he is being selfish and cares only about the fire. As a consequence to his poor action, an innocent life is taken away. Also when a ship comes by and Ralph realizes that the hunters let the fire out, he loses it and he yells at Jack, but “his voice was loud and savage, and struck them into silence. ‘There was a ship’” (Golding 74). This is the first time that Ralph shows any sign of savagery, which tells the readers that evil and savageness is

Even as two of the most civilized characters in Lord of the Flies, Ralph and Piggy still show their capability to act violently. As Ralph, Jack, and the other older boys return to their shelters from the Castle Rock—which is where they suspect that the beast would live—the boys encounter a boar and attempt to kill it. Soon after, the excitement turns into an act of hurting Robert, the pretend pig. While all the boys aggressively chant their ritual and fight for their chance to hurt Robert, “Ralph too was fighting to get near, to get a handful of that brown vulnerable flesh. The desire to squeeze and hurt was over-mastering” (Golding 114-115). In this scene, Ralph finds excitement in harming others and “was fighting to get near” for a chance to hurt

Ralph's civilization guides him to build a fire signal. Ralph tells the boys, "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" (Golding 38). Ralph explains that smoke can signal to passing ships to let them know that they are on the island. Ralph's sense of leadership leads him to go looking for the beast. The narrator explains Ralph's emotions, "His mouth was tight and pale. He put back his hair very slowly... He forced his feet to move until they carried him out on to the neck of land" (Golding 105). Looking for the beast frightens Ralph, but he does it anyway to protect the group. Ralph takes responsibility for his mistakes. Although he physically did not kill Simon, Ralph took responsibility to taking part in his murder. Ralph realizes what he has done and discusses with Piggy, "That was Simon... That was murder" (Golding 156). Ralph realizes that he had just taken part in the killing of his friend. In conclusion, Ralph's self-image of civilization, responsibility, and leadership lead him to built a smoke signal, searched for the beast, and took responsibility for killing his

Sam and Eric play an immense part in the reasons that Ralph did not completely lose hope. They are truly loyal to Ralph, even after many of the boys left Ralph to join Jack’s tribe. They decide to suppress

Tommy, the attorney for Jack, reinforced his justification with thought-provoking questions and authentic responses from several witnesses. For example, as the attorney for Jack was interrogating Roger, Tommy inquired, “Would you say that you were responsible for Piggy’s death?” Roger answered, “Partially.” Even though one might think Roger was copying Jack’s savage qualities, Roger was cruel and impetuous from the beginning. Undeniably, he was the sadist who killed Piggy when he pushed the boulder on top of him. It was Roger’s fault that Piggy died, all the other characters were distractions creating chaos throughout the scene. Roger was being reckless and impulsive not caring what he was doing and caused Piggy’s death. In addition, Jack’s attorney called Ralph to the stand and questioned him: “Were you responsible for the death of Simon?” Ralph replied, “Partially, I watched it happen.” Evidently, Ralph was present at the ritual dancing with the group of boys, who all contributed to the death of Simon. Because Ralph was elected leader he became the source of authority and role model for all the boys. Therefore, when Ralph began to tackle and beat Simon, everyone else mimicked his actions. Ralph and his irrational actions were responsible for the murder of Simon. Moreover, while Piggy tried to escape his share of guilt for Simon's death, Ralph accepted his part in the

As we know in beginning, the characters thoughts were to be rescued from the Island as soon as possible, but as time progresses with different people, all the characters has demonstrated their roles and made themselves realized how evil people can be. William Golding has proved this with Ralph’s innocence because author has shown “Ralph wept for the end of innocence, the darkness of man’s heart, and the fall through the air of a true, wise friend called Piggy” (Ch#12) which was the time when he was running and suddenly sees the Officer, which made him realized that he will be saved on this Island. Bad circumstance affected him deeply that there weren't any single of happiness on his face, which shows how Ralph's innocence can affect due to evil. The characters were frightened and scared because of the bad crisis happening and words of Piggy “We may stay here till we die.” emphasizes how bad circumstances has affected his thoughts and he will behave like half broken man because of the fear he had due to bad crisis. Bad crisis makes people’s thinking negative and it shows when Jack says “fear can't hurt you any more than a dream. There aren't any beasts to be afraid of on this island” (Ch# 5) which observes he’s thinking wrong, not only because of his literal thinking but because of how crisis has changed his thoughts because fear does hurt a lot compare to

started to rebel. He wouldn't do what Ralph said, and tried to get everyone to

"I needed to kill him for the greater good of our town and to protect my family at any cost, and I do not regret anything and will face any punishment for what

"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." pg. 184 - quote 7

This passage is a demonstration of loss of hope and the strength of civilized instinct. Ralph’s hope has decreased when there is no one beside him but a few biguns and a few littluns, his strength of civilized instinct diminishes causing him to forget why there needed to be a signal fire in the first place, until Piggy reminds him of the fact. He proclaims he did not forget even though he did, however he does not own up to it.