Ship Trap Island Monologue

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When Jack’s tribe and Ralph head up the mountain, they come into contact with a boar. Ralph hits the boar and says, “’I hit him with my spear, I wounded him’” (Golding 114). For a while, Ralph’s mind is stuck on the fact that he inflicted pain upon another form of life. Ralph then proceeded to chant along and stab at the little kid in the circle. This proves that humans are savage by nature because even Ralph, an innocent leader, turned evil. Ralph, like everyone else on the island at the end of the book, fell into the trap that is human nature. In addition to hitting the boar, Ralph also partakes in the beating and killing of Simon, an even more innocent boy. Once Simon stumbled out of the woods, Jack’s group attacked him, and so did Ralph. He didn’t who he was beating. His mind was just stuck on

Ralph, shyly admits that had lost several honourable friends due to the actions made by the group. It was first the death of Simon, when Ralph realized that the group was capable of almost anything. Simon, being mistaken for a ‘beast’, was killed in the boy’s mob mentality to kill whatever they were afraid of. “It was dark no one could see him, it was an accident, I don’t believe anybody meant to harm anyone, but it was still… murder” says Ralph.

Perplexed, he rushed out the mansion onto the beach and frantically searched for help, a way off the island, anything! To his displeasure, he perceived nothing that seemed useful for escape and when Rainsford spotted a vacant, lonely dock, he knew the transport ships were long gone and were not an option of escape. Although he was somewhat disheartened to learn about the ships, he was pleased to take in the refreshing wave of beauty that the view provided. Beyond the thriving, swaying trees, the sea was calm, like a slumbering, tranquil baby, and the sky was absent of any clouds. The soft breeze brought a sweet tropical scent that aroused his senses and reinvigorated his thinking. Rainsford recalled how he came to Ship-Trap Island and when General Zaroff mentioned the many sailors that were also stranded on the island. He wondered if there were still any sailors on the island. He decided to search the

“He sounds like a good friend. When he comes to visit maybe we could meet him,” Peanut said.

I remember the first time I ever met General Zaroff, back when this was his domain, his kingdom where he played god for sport. Many deaths came out of his thrill-seeking on Ship-Trap Island, and I took it upon myself to avenge the unfortunate souls that died at the hands of this seemingly sociopathic Cossack. I had been forced to elude him for three days, winning his awful, twisted “game”, if it could be called that. The word “game” gives off an aura of innocence, and this was in no sense innocent. He was wholeheartedly condoning cold-blooded murder, but I digress. His game went like this: He would arm his prey (which washed up from wrecked ships, hence the name “Ship-Trap Island”) with a hunting knife and a fair amount of food. Then, he would have them head off into the jungle with a three hour head start. After the three hours would run out, he would track them down and kill them. If they eluded him

“...He [Ralph] bound himself together with his will, fused his fear and loathing into hatred, and stood up. He took two leaden steps forward” (123).

I should not be charged with murder for what happened on Shipwreck Island. I was defending for my life, and I had no other choices other than to do what I could to stay alive. What General Zaroff was doing was wrong and a lot worse than me killing him. He would train people, some who have never even hunted before, to try to last three days without being killed being killed by General. Zaroff told me nobody had ever beat him before and in his library he had a collection of human heads whom which he had killed. He would hunt you with a pistol and all you had to defend yourself with was a knife. You could do anything to stay alive for the three days and that’s all I could do.

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.

“Drop it boy.” They demand, but instead of dropping the weapon, he gestures for the cops to try and take

“I wouldn’t do that if I were you. Now you’re going to slide your pistol toward me, and if you try anything, my men will kill you.”

“Yes, but thats not the point. You’ve made yourself noticed twice today. Thats not good.”

“No! I want to find him myself. He was so stuck up and thought he was the best leader, but I proved him wrong! I provided meat, but he complained that I wasn’t helping him enough! I should have been chief from the start, but he had that stupid conch and everyone thought he was the best. He could have given the conch to me so I could have a chance but he decided to keep it for himself”

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