Ralph's Cleanliness

Even though many supporters suggest that Ralph is a great leader, it is obvious that Jack is the best leader on the island. Since the boys set foot on the island, Jack was honest, and he never hesitated to express his feelings. “Human nature cannot be so irremediably bad if the arrival of one adult can immediately put everything to rights” (Reilly,10). This quote explains that when Jack was introduced on the island he was a great leader, and this made the boys realize they each have individual responsibilities in order to contribute to the group. While being honest, Jack demanded the group to do what he wanted, and the boys would obey him. “Jack at first demands to be called as at school, Merridew, the surname his mark of superior age and authority”(Oldsey 4). This quote illustrates that Jack immediately separated himself from the other boys on the island.

Freed from the conditions of a regulated society, Jack gradually became more violent and the rules and proper behaviour by which he was brought up were forgotten. The freedom given to him unveiled his true self under the clothing worn by civilized people to hide his darker characteristics.<br><br>Ralph was introduced as a fair and likeable boy whose self-assured mad him feel secure even on the island without any adults. His interaction with Piggy demonstrated his pleasant nature as he did not call him names with hateful intent as Jack had. His good physique allowed him to be well accepted among his peers, and this gave him enough confidence to speak out readily in public. His handsome features and the conch as a symbol of power and order pointed him out from the crowd of boys and proclaimed him Chief. "There was a stillness about Ralph as he sat that marked him out: there was his size, and attractive appearance; and most obscurely, yet most powerful, there was the conch." (p. 24) From the quick decisions he made as Chief near the beginning of the novel, it could be seen that Ralph was well-organized. But even so, Ralph began repeatedly to long and daydream of his civilized and regular past. Gradually, Ralph became confused and began to lose clarity in his thoughts and speeches. "Ralph was puzzled by the shutter that flickered in his brain. There was something he wanted to say; then the shutter had come

William Golding's Lord of the Flies is a novel about a group of boys who are lost on a deserted island and must do what they can to survive. At the beginning of the novel, two of the boys, Ralph and Jack, become leaders. These differences will form the main conflict in the story. The differences will cause them to hate each other and the anger that results is a recurring part of the plot throughout the novel. These two boys can be compared by the way they change, the reason for their actions, and the way they use or abuse power.

The Lord Of The Flies is a Nobel prize winning novel, written by William Golding. Who was an English teacher in 1930’s. The novel is about a group of young British school boys who find themselves deserted on an island in the Pacific Ocean and are forced to fight for themselves. This has a unique symbolism of characters and the events. The young boys don’t know how to fight for themselves and turn into complete savages by the end of the Novel and they have some freedom from the adult rules they are familiar with back at home.

One of the strongest forms of adversity came in the form of a strong and outspoken boy Jack; Jack often overwhelms and disregards things that Ralph, the chief of the boys on the island, has said to be done. Ralph, we can see, struggles to hold his control over the group of boys when Jack refuses to believe the importance of these jobs. Ralph’s biggest struggle against adversity against Jack happens during a time of

     Lord of the Flies by William Golding is a novel that represents a microcosm of society in a tale about children stranded on an island. Of the group of young boys there are two who want to lead for the duration of their stay, Jack and Ralph.  Through the opposing characters of Jack and Ralph, Golding reveals the gradual process from democracy to dictatorship from Ralph's democratic election to his lack of law enforcement to Jack's strict rule and his violent law enforcement.

Ralph is not only a leader, but a voice of reason within the group. Ralph’s main priority throughout the novel is to be rescued, even when it did not seem as important to the other boys in the group. Ralph creates a signal fire and consistently reminds the boys that it is imperative to their survival. Ralph explains, “Don’t you understand? Can’t you see we ought to--ought to die before we let the fire out?” (Golding 81). Ralph’s scolding to the hunters is well deserved considering that they wasted a possible opportunity to be rescued after letting the signal fire go out. As time went on, Jack and his hunters become more and more consumed with hunting and order began to turn into chaos. The hunters chant, “Kill the pig. Cut her throat. Bash her in” (Golding 75). Ralph refuses to join the boys and viciously murder pigs. The boys’ hygiene habits were also worsening, to the point that the boys were defecating in the wrong areas. Ralph tries to address it at a meeting, but the boys’ find their animal-like behavior amusing. Throughout the loss of civility and order, Ralph always keeps a persistent effort to keep the signal fire going and keep order within the group. Ralph’s attitude towards the entire situation drops, however he never completely lost hope.

Lord of the Flies is a novel, written by William Golding and published in 1954, about a young group of British school boys who are stranded on a desert island after their plane is shot down, in the midst of a raging war. The group encounters a myriad number of problems and boisterous arguments and disputes between the boys group. Internal and external conflicts are present throughout the novel, whether it be man vs man, man vs, himself or man versus nature. William Golding portrays conflict mainly through the characterisation of the two main characters: Ralph, leader of the civilised, and Jack, leader of the savage group. Golding draws on parallels with modern society through the growing tension between civilisation and savagery. The author does this in three key moments throughout the rising action

Jack is the perfect representation of a Tyrant, who uses his power to control his teammates, which always causes a Fray between Ralph and himself. Ralph’s character is the perfect image the boys need to follow since he unlike the others, avoids playtime to

Ralph begins to stay away from Jack’s chaos. Every time Jack would come near Ralph, Ralph would try to stay away from him. He knew that if he was near Jack then something was more than likely going to happen, and it would not be good. Ralph went above and beyond to steer clear of Jack, Ralph even hid in trees as Jack and his group tried to locate him (Golding 187). This chaos transfers over to Piggy as well.

Ralph is the agile, good-looking protagonist of Lord of the Flies. The group selects Ralph as the chief due to being older and in possession of the conch. As the leader, he proceeds to make rules, build huts, and a signal fire, the group decides to use the conch as a talking stick and to indicate group meetings. Ralph believes staying good and civilized increase the chance of rescue, even though the others would rather play, hunt, and shirk from responsibilities. Eventually, some littluns started to fear the particular idea of a beast living in the forest; however, Ralph stated that belief was absurd and only in their heads. Ralph's reign began to collapse precipitously on account of the other boys choosing savagery over innocence. Therefore,

It shows that they have, in essence, long ago forgotten how to properly take care of themselves mentally as well as physically. This is the first step in which one starts the descent onto the slippery slope in which the degrading of man can transpire. Ralph, now aware of this dangerous situation, is none too happy about it. He realizes, “…with a little fall of the heart that these were the conditions he took as normal now and that he did not mind.” (110) Once Ralph has admitted this to himself; he can now fully comprehend how encumbering appearance can be to one’s disposition in a certain situation.

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

Clearly, Ralph is a natural-born leader when it comes to bringing people together and deciding on a course of action. In addition, the conch would be an innovative way to get others’ attention. As Ralph was blowing the conch, Golding writes, “His ordinary voice sounded like a whisper after the harsh note of the conch. He laid the conch against his lips, took a deep breath and blew once more… Piggy exclaimed: ‘There’s one!’” (17). Clearly, Ralph is represented as the impulse for civilization and order in the human mind. It also stresses how far humanity has come to acquire civilization as an evolutionary incentive to seek for in primal conditions. Wielding the instrument of the conch, it symbolizes the ability of our minds to find peace and order. Through any practice, anyone can push out stressful memories and thoughts and reintroduce peaceful and relaxing thinking. Ultimately, this newfound peace would be sought to be used for to spark order in the external world of civilization. Under the effect of atavism, clearing the mind is an important ability to reconnect with the evolutionary tree. Sound civilization develops around order and reviewing the situation and to be able to call that to action is, unmistakably,

The growing of hair lets the readers monitor the boys’ savagery. Ralph was introduced as “the boy with