Ralph's Change In Lord Of The Flies

In the novel the lord of the Flies, Golding uses Ralph’s responsibility and Jack’s persuasiveness and authority to argue that effective governments must be both fair and able to keep peace in a country.

Have you ever thought of having the same personality for the rest of your life? Many people would expect to have same personality for the rest of their lives, but "change is constant [and] change is inevitable" (-). This is well demonstrated in Lord of the Flies, as the character Ralph regularly changes his attitude in the face of unpredictable events. Further, Ralph undergoes massive changes in mood, due to his lack in leadership, thus ultimately taking away his role as leader. Lastly, in the term of the story, the belief in Ralph's order begins to significantly fade, ultimately sinking into savagery.

The ability to create characters of depth plagues many modern writers. Ralph’s character exemplifies an author’s superior style of character development. In “The Lord of the Flies,” a novel by William Golding from 1954, Ralph’s character changed from negative, positive and neutral. In this novel, there are five main moments that defines Ralph’s character the most. These shows how Ralph’s character evolve throughout the novel.

Ralph is a bad guy, but that doesn’t necessarily mean he’s a bad guy. Ralph is courageous and decides that he needs to leave his ordinary world to find validation somewhere else, however, he gets a bit delayed along the way. When he enters Hero’s Duty, a game dedicated to the killing of “cybugs”, he earns a medal after almost dying due to the creatures and their eggs. Ralph walks right into a video game meant to simulate war against aliens. What could be more courageously reckless? This trial is supposed to show Ralph’s true strength and talent, and also symbolize Ralph’s fear of dying outside of his game and his realization that he isn’t the worst bad guy ever, as the penthouse people in his game treated him. That isn’t where Ralph stops,

Ralph demonstrates leadership; he treats everyone with respect, keeping the group in line and staying focused on the island while being rescued. Ralph and Piggy deserved so much better, Ralph went through so much on the island because of Jack. Piggy did not deserve to be killed, he was another genuine character in the novel. Ralph was hurt when he lost his friend. In the end, the good ones will always win.

Ralph's character is progressively broken down throughout the novel, only to be rebuilt stronger, and more knowledgeable in the end. If it wasn't for Ralph being hunted by Jack's tribe, the island would never be engulfed in flames; the boys would never be rescued. Thus, he also serves as the key character to the resolution of the novel. The events of the story prove that in a typical society, evil may gain control on occasion, but ultimately—everything will be balanced

Through Ralph it shows that he is the most powerful boy on the island, despite his size. Ralph doesn't want to be in control of all the people, he just wants to find a way of the island. He is determined to create rules and follow them, and prioritizes the groups needs above his own selfish desires. For example, he builds the huts even though it isn't fun, compared to the boys who go off to play whenever instead of doing important tasks that aren't fun. Ralph symbolizes law, government and a civil society.

Both of the boys change a lot during their stay on the island. Ralph begins the novel as a leader and role model to the other boys. But eventually, the group gives in to savage instincts and Ralph's position

The Three most important obstacles Ralph faced in his efforts to govern the island the first one would be, they were having no parents or rules set to keep them sane. This was significant because anything could happen on this island. 17 “ Is there man here?” “No, come we are having a meeting.” . This changed the boys in the book because they would whatever the wanted because they had no guidance.

Both of the boys change a lot during their stay on the island. Ralph begins the novel as a leader and role model to the other boys. But eventually, the group gives in to savage instincts and Ralph's position

How Ralph's identity changes through this novel is shown very well through how he thinks, acts, and interacts with other characters through the many events that occurs.

His realization and maturity reflects on the theme of the book as a whole. The moment of when Ralph watches the others cross the boundary in between good and evil further emphasizes the idea of good and evil being juxtaposed throughout the book. All the symbols of “good” begin to die out on the island while evil embraces the characters. This leads to the darkness of people’s hearts beginning to be exposed and affect others around them.

At the same time, Ralph’s fear of being isolated on the island was rapidly developed especially when his negative personality started to emerge. However, Ralph was introduced as a kind boy whose respectful character

Ralph starts out making the island seem fun, that this is a grand adventure they’re on. But he also believes that they need rules and order, so they don’t become savages and forget who they are. This is why he uses the conch to create order and a system of rules. Ralph becomes leader and starts giving people jobs and making a fire become the most important thing. He wants to be rescued and is trying to get them off the island as fast as possible. “While we’re waiting we can have a good time on this island… It’s like a book.” Ralph is trying to make light of a bad situation and making the island seem like a utopia that the boys can explore. In life people do this all the time, they sugar coat the truth to make it seem like it’s better that it is or fun when in

To further illustrate, in “Lord of the Flies” the character, Ralph, is a round and dynamic character. Ralph can be classified as this type of character because of the changes he undergoes as the story unfolds. To explain, at the beginning of the story, Ralph is confident and optimistic when himself and multiple boys crash on an island. He takes control and earns the trust if the group. Ralph conducts assemblies and his words are determined and civilized, “All at once he found he could talk fluently and explain what he had to say… ‘we want to be rescued; and of course, we shall be rescued…we must make a fire”’ (Golding 32-38). Ralph’s words and actions show his boldness to take control and his strong belief in being rescued. However, as the story continues, the system and trust Ralph establish begins to diminish, resulting in two separate groups. The one group contains Ralph and very few civilized boys, and the second group is made up Jack and the savages. Although the groups are at peace at first, multiple fights and Piggy’s stolen glasses causes Ralph to partially change. This change is revealed to the readers when Ralph and Piggy go to the saves to retrieve the glasses, “Truculently they squared up to each other but kept just out of fighting distance… ‘Ralph-remember what we came for. The fire. My specs”’ (Golding 177). During this mission, the once civilized Ralph begins to fight with the savages and he acted barbaric himself. Ralph’s and actions and Piggy’s words show the reader how Ralph transformed the course of the book from being civilized and confident with his word; however, Ralph is now becoming a savage and loses his optimistic attitude. Piggy’s words to Ralph, shows how Ralph is forgetting the idea of being civilized because Piggy must constantly remind Ralph of their mission, but Ralph seems to just want to fight. Ralph’s shift in personality shows the reader that he is a dynamic and round character. Therefore, Ralph’s character undergoes development; however, Brutus in “Julius Ceaser” changes in an equivalent way.