Scarecrow In Lord Of The Flies

The desire for power and not getting the desired power will often cause major conflicts. In the case of Jack, he will do anything to have the power he wants, even if that means lie about the current leader, Ralph. As Jack talks about Ralph he says, “He is not a proper chief… He is a coward himself. (page 176).” He goes on to say, “Who thinks Ralph oughtn’t to be chief ? (page

Ralph’s character embodies the ego. The ego is the rational aspect of the mind. Ralph’s rationality is exhibited in his role as leader. He focuses on the idea of being rescued and organizes the fires as a mode of getting the attention of a rescue ship. He works on building shelters for the members of the tribe. He attempts to keep meetings organized and establishes the role of the conch to keep order. Ralph makes the decisions for the good of the group. He holds debates and always aims to have the group stick together, despite Jack’s constant attempts to break

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

The other led by fear, weaponry, and Jack. This is partly due to the leadership qualities of the ones in charge. The way that both Jack and Ralph view their power is very different, Jack believes all power should be given to him because of his qualifications, and Ralph believes that he should be the chief because the group has elected him as said in an argument between him and Ralph at a meeting of the original united tribe. “ Jack's face swam near him."And you shut up! Who are you, anyway? Sitting there telling people what to do. You can't hunt, you can't sing—""I'm chief. I was chosen." "Why should choosing make any difference? Just giving orders that don't make any sense—" (Golding 91). Jack believes that intelligence is no match for physical strength and his singing abilities. Though it may be difficult to see now, before the tribe was split into two, Ralph and Jack were not as against one another. They once were able to communicate well and listen to the ideas of each other such as the moment in chapter one when Jack and Ralph decide who is in charge of what on the island. “The suffusion drained away from Jack's face. Ralph waved again for silence. "Jack's in charge of the choir. They can be—what do you want them be?" "Hunters." Jack and Ralph smiled at each other with shy liking” (Golding

“ “Shut up,” said Ralph absently. He lifted the couch. “Seems to me we ought to have a chief to decide things around here.” (Chapter 1, Page 22) Ralph immediately notices the boys need some leadership his natural choice is to help guide these boys. He, however, lacks this responsibility. He doesn't continue to command respect from the boys. Ralph grows up faster in the book due to Jack. Later Jack breaks the tribe apart with his appealingly savage ways. Jack ended up establishing a hunting tribe. Once the tribe breaks Ralph tries to bring it back together, but since he didn’t have solid leadership skills even though he might have developed some compassion. He tries to convince Jack that he is still in charge and has power over the boys. The changes Ralph undergoes, from self-centered to group centered, doesn't reflect the island as a whole. They are all too elated to abandon the trappings of society.

It’s the years following World War II, and tension is high. A group a British school boys needed to crash their plane in the ocean and swim to the shore of an uninhabited island. The island have pigs, water, and other valuable resources they need in order to survive. Once they appear on the island, they decided to set up rules and laws to govern their miniature society. A twelve year old boy disagrees with the laws they had originally set up and a rebellion starts to brew within the group. Now the trouble begins. This is the plot line of the book The Lord of the Flies by William Golding. Golding claims that fear brings out the worst in people. These rules, originally made for their own comfort, can be compromised by fear. In the case of the The Lord of the Flies, the children fear a creature called beastie. Fear can cause chaos and make people doing things they don’t normally do. The fear brings out the worst in people and it starts with beastie and leads to a the rebellion of Jack, and the demise of Simon and Piggy.

The initial act that started the rift between Ralph and Jack began with a blatant disregard of Ralph’s order to keep the fire going. Ralph exclaimed, “There was a ship. Out there. You said you’d keep the fire going and you let it out!” (Golding 70). Jack was too concerned with hunting and feeling like a leader to fulfill his duty of keeping the fire going. This was Ralph’s first and most important rule in his own eyes, and Jack betrayed him. It was the initial event that created a rift between the two of them, and it only got worse from there.

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.

Ralph however holds his position of leadership and Jack forms his own tribe with his hunting party. When this happens, Ralph's tribe hits a low point and is struggling to keep their society stable. It is now when Jack seizes the opportunity, feeds all of Ralph’s people, exclaims “‘ I gave you food...my hunters will protect you from the beast. Who will join my tribe?’” (Golding 150). This is the turning point for many of the boys because the loyalty to Ralph is not as strong as the comfort provided by Jack to their fear of the beast. Jack offers them everything that they want at the time and is very easy. After this decision however, they will be unable to overcome this fear and in fact, it will only become

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

As the book goes on, Ralph takes being chief more and more seriously. In this quote we see how he has become accustomed to using his authority over the other boys to make them listen.. Ralph’s power is entirely based in his role of leadership, and that is illustrated in this quote by how he has to restate that he is chief as a reason for them to obey. However, his confidence is what makes the boys actually listen to his command. This is because of the way the command is written. It’s clear, short, and the way punctuation is used causes the reader to imagine it being said in a confident voice, rather than a nervous or frail one. The quote truly demonstrates how deeply his own authority has become engraved in himself, as it is said that he feels “something deep” within him did the talking for him. This ‘something’ is Ralph’s natural power and authority taking

As one can see from the start, Jack's tribe changes their lifestyles to a primitive state, while Ralph's seeks the future in life. Ralph thus thinks on a more matured level by learning from past mistakes, while Jack only seeks the fun out of life. This is the main reason why Ralph's group, even though lonesome, still prevails. Ralph and Jack indeed set different rules under each other's turf. The two leaders follow different beliefs, and thus have different lives to live, and groups to lead.

She had just begun her journey down the yellow brick road when she met a scarecrow hanging on a pole. The scarecrow startled her when he spoke to her. She helped him down off of the pole and he began to dance and sing, “If I only had a Brain”. With hopes that the wizard may be able to help him, the Scarecrow (Ray Bolger) joins Dorothy on her journey. As they continue their journey they come upon a Tin Woodman (Jack Haley), who was caught in the rain years ago and can't move because he has rusted solid. When they put oil on his joints he begins walk and talk again, he admits that he would like to have a heart; Dorothy asks him to join them as well. As they are walking through the dark forest, they encounter the Cowardly Lion (Bert Lahr), who

In the movie The Wizard of Oz, the scarecrow already had a brain, but he didn’t know it yet. First off, the scarecrow could talk, and to be able to talk, you have to have a brain. For example, the first time the scarecrow appeared in the story he talked. He was still hanging in the corn field on his stick, and he told Dorothy which way to go. She did not know who was talking because she could see no one. This alone is a big reason. It is physically impossible for someone to talk without a brain because the brain is what sends out the signals to tell your body to talk. Next, the scarecrow could skip and walk, which is also impossible without a brain. In one particular scene from the movie, Dorothy, the Tin Man, the Scarecrow, and the cowardly

Character is readable because of its virtual identity, which in effect promotes an imaginative gestalt for the figure (Cohan, 1983). The major difference between a film and a novel is the increased subjectivity of what a character looks like, how they sound and the area they are surrounded in purely because it is up to the reader to imagine these things. This essay will analyse Matthew Riley’s international best-selling novel Scarecrow, and how he introduces character first through describing the surrounding areas and how he gives certain personality implications of the character through these descriptions. Then the subsequent physical introduction of the main character will be analysed, and how that ties back to the personality