Quotes From Lord Of The Flies Chapter 1 Questions

The power-hungry will often feel the need for absolute control, hardly ever getting what they desire, they will often be portrayed as crazy and vicious. The same can be said for Jack; all he wants is to be the leader and make the decisions, but Ralph is the one in control. Jack’s desire for power is ruining his own image, and the well being of the other boys. Without the supervision of adults his morals and values took a turn for the worst.

Throughout chapter 6, Ralph becomes a more forceful leader as a result of his people become less civilized. Ralph seems desperate for his people to listen to him and as if he can’t get everyone together. For example, when everyone is saying they want to stay near the rock fort, Golding writes, “I say we’ll go on!’ shouted Ralph furiously,” (108). By Ralph “shouting furiously”, we see the weight of authority taking a toll on Ralph through the desperation in his tone. In this chapter, it becomes clear Ralph is getting tired of his responsibility as chief. When walking in a line, he let’s Jack lead the way. Golding says, “Ralph walked in the rear, thankful to have escaped responsibility for a time,” (103). Allegorically, if Ralph symbolizes civility and Jack symbolizes savagery, Ralph surrendering temporary leadership

      Ralph's concern for the littluns leads him to call an assembly to "decide on fear" (82).  This assembly on fear is an essential part of the story.  Ralph wants to discuss the fear of the beastie, and whether there is reason to be afraid of a beast that may not exist.  He then proceeds to make this speech:

"Ralph, cradling the conch, rocked himself to and fro. 'Don't you understand, Piggy? The things we did—' 'He may still be—' 'No.' 'P'raps he was only pretending—'"

Even though Jack demonstrated his leadership qualities when proposing a rescue plan to the ‘tribe’, and by accepting Ralph’s election to lead the group, something he wanted for himself, he eventually turns into a savage through killing a pig. This incident gives him a sense of power realizing that he can act with impunity without consequences. Wanting to hunt and kill pigs turned into a priority, eliminating the need to be

Secondly, Ralph is not only a rational leader but also a moral person, who cleverly keeps the fairness in his group. “Ralph, looking more understanding at Piggy, saw that he was hurt and crushed. He hovered between the two courses of apology or further insult ‘Better Piggy than Fatty” (25). Ralph is sincere and considerate for other people. He apparently understand their feeling and particularly shows his sympathy for Piggy. Ralph is sensible enough to realize that everyone deserves to be respected. He believes no one should have to put up with being tormented. Ralph gently gains others’ support by treating them equally, showing his compassion and ability to empathize with them. Opposite to Ralph, Jack is immoral, violent and condescending. “He’s going to beat Wilfred” (159). He does not care or understand the natural equality of

“S’right. It’s a shell! I seen one like that before. On someone’s back wall. A conch he called it.

He has no hope in what used to be his people, knowing very well that their new lives of eating and playing are more desirable than their old lives filled with rules. After the meeting he talks to Piggy and starts to take some of the blame for Simon’s death, and places more blame on Jack for letting the fire go out. He loses his innocence by admitting that he had a part in cold blooded murder and questions his friend why “don’t you understand, Piggy? The things we did-” (157). Ralph does not even finish his sentence, because the ‘things’ he is referring to is ripping a young boy, a friend, into

In the book, Piggy and Ralph decide to use the conch to gather the rest of the abandoned boys and use it as a horn to alert their attention. The conch has the ability to catch attention of young and hyperactive children that may not be able to put great

While Jack was excited sharing his story about him killing the pig, Jack kept repeating how he let the fire out. Ralph then explained why he was so mad. “There was a ship… They might have seen us. We might have gone home-” (Golding 76). At this moment Jack was feeling weak because he knew what he did was wrong and what could’ve happened if he would

In the beginning Ralph is full of optimism and innocence, as he feels like everything will be alright. Ralph takes charge of his tribe and, decides that the best

Ralph crouched still, tangles in the fern, and for a time, he heard nothing”.(192) At this point in the novel, all the boys have officially turned savage, somehow even Ralph. Ralph had survived everyone going against him and by viewing him as a character you see that in order to survive he had to be

Ralph had allowed Jack to be in charge of the hunters, which manes Jack subdued. While Jack so his way of being grown and not fighting for the other

However, the noises in the forest are almost reason for him to ignore these instincts. “The cries, suddenly nearer jerked him up…/Ralph gripped his fingers into the earth. Be ready now, just in case” (198). The sounds of the forest make Ralph realize that danger is in the area, and he might not survive. He now knows that he needs to be prepared to run, and escape the danger of the savage. “The seconds lengthened…/Now he’s seen you. He’s making sure…/A stick sharpened at both ends” (199). Now that the savage has seen Ralph, and is making sure it is him, Ralph knows how important it is to him to listen to his

Ralph starts off being blinded by happiness as all he could think about was that there were no adults and was excited for the new freedom. But as time progresses, Ralph realizes that the world isn’t just fun and games. He discovers the true nature of humans as he watches the others descend into savagery. Ralph is exposed of kinds of evil that begin to affect him