Ralph's Monologue

No one ever likes to take the blame for anything; everyone wants to blame someone for everything that goes wrong. It’s just the way society works; no one ever wants to be seen as the bad. Nothing changes in the book Lord of the Flies by William Golding, a story about a group of boys who get stranded on an island far away from civilization, with no supervision of any kind. A boy named Ralph is the voted the leader at the beginning of the book by the group of boys, but from the very start Ralph does not have total control as a leader should have. In fact right after he gets the role of leader, he gives up some of that power to Jack which turns out to be the worst possible decision he could have made. At this point you can tell that Ralph

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.

Imagine a world without order. A world with no leadership—no rationality whatsoever. Take Ralph's character away from the equation and William Golding's Lord of the Flies would be just that—chaos. Being the protagonist of the novel, Ralph is the major representative of civilization, order, and productive leadership. If it weren't for Ralph's coordination, determination, and logical thinking, the boys would never be rescued, and would eventually die. As the novel progresses, Ralph's self-confidence is gradually chipped away, leaving him only enough strength to fight for the one person who should matter most—himself.

Lord Of The Flies - Ralph Monologue Should never have let this happen. Should never have let this happen. ===================================================================== (Ralph shaking his head) Jack’s an idiot, bloody idiot. Divide and rule. What does he think he’s playing at? Does nobody want to go home? I miss my family. Don’t they miss theirs? I just can’t understand (sighs). What’s wrong with him? It’s his fault we’re still here on this stupid island. He should have watched the fire like we said, not disappear off into the jungle. Showing off, “I cut the pig’s throat.” So what. Who cares! We can all do that if we want to, anyone can be a hunter. It’s so pointless, he

Ralph’s Internal Struggle Throughout William Golding’s Lord of the Flies, Ralph, the fair leader, responds to his unique setting in many ways. At first, Ralph is ecstatic to be on the island and to have freedom from society’s rules, adult oversight, and authority. However, he soon finds that an irrational fear

In William Golding’s Lord of The Flies, the survivors of the plane crash have to

The conflict between Ralph and Jack shows how lack of civilization can result to savagery. Ralph states, “We need shelters” contrasting to Jack who says, “We need meat” (Golding, p.42). The lack of civilization in Jack shows because he thinks hunting is more important than shelters although he has yet to catch a pig, while on the other hand Ralph thinks it’s more important to build shelter for a sense of home and protection from the rain and the beastie that all the littluns are afraid of. “Let him be chief with the trumpet-thing”(Golding, p. 15). This quote states that Ralph should be in charge because he has the conch, and Jack gets upset since he is not voted chief but then Ralph puts him charge of the choir boys who later on become the hunters. Ralph creates civilization when he is given power to become the chief on the island, and he has the power with or without the conch. Later in the novel when Ralph realizes he doesn’t like being dirty and “disliked perpetually flicking the tangled hair put of his eyes,” it shows that Ralph is used the civilization he had before and wants to return to that civilization (Golding, p.66). Then Jack becomes an example of savagery when he shows up to the fire in chapter 8, “stark naked save for the paint and a belt” (Golding, p.125). Ralph and his followers show the civilized and orderly side of the island, but on the contrary, Jack and his tribe show the savagery of man and barbaric side of the island.

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He looked up at me as I tried to reassure him that he was going to be okay. “Help is on the way.” I could feel the fear in his eyes.

Not having been rescued yet has finally had a told on Ralph who seems to be getting more impatient as days pass by. Essentially what happens is he orders an assembly to take place where he will discuss with the group of boys how they need to follow orders how they need to do this or that in order to get rescued and at this point the boys no longer want to listen to him. They think he has "too many things" to say so they want to replace him. It was a great move for Ralph to do, remind the boys they need to take part being rescued. However, because at the beginning of when they were first on the island he had been a fun a chief they are not used to the idea of him wanting things to be done. They do not respect him anymore. They do not want to

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Ralph is pushed into being a savage, when he kills the boar. “Ralph was full of fright and apprehension and pride”(113). After Ralph kills the boar he gets a taste of the savage deep down inside. Ralph tries to hide it, but it shows up again when Ralph

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.

Ralph as a leader in chapter 1 through 4 has really developed in changed. From the beginning when they all initially first arrived on the island ralph was still very childish, but confident, at the same time being a bit mean / bossy. At the beginning of the book it seemed as if Ralph thought higher of himself than others on the island especially Piggy, at first he just boss him around. But throughout the few chapters Ralph's maturity and respect as a leader has grown.. He is becoming more respectful and respected, he has more where the ideas and is being an overall better more responsible leader for everyone. In chapter 2 one of his rescue oriented ideas is to build a signal fire:"' if a ship comes the island they may not notice us. So we must

Why is Ralph, of all the boys on the island, the chief? In the book, Lord of the Flies by William Golding, a group of boys under twelve years of age are stranded on an uninhabited island with no adult supervision. The group of boys vote Ralph as their chief, mostly because he is the boy that holds the conch. After a few weeks on the island, with a more thorough understanding of the boys’ personalities, is Ralph really capable in leading the boys? Ralph is the best candidate for chief because he knows how to prioritize and practically solves problems.