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Compromising Moral Integrity Of Ralph And Tim O Brian

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Compromising Moral Integrity of Ralph and Tim O’Brian Ralph, from “Lord of the Flies”, and Tim O’Brian, from On the Rainy River both compromise their moral integrity because treating someone how you want to be treated, as in wen ralph treated everyone at the camp with kindness because that’s how he wanted to be treated, just like Tim O’Brian he also treated everyone with kindness just like he wanted to be treated. Caring for one another, as in when Tim O’Brian found out he was drafted he was being so cowardly that he didn’t want to go but then he realized he had to do it to save his people to save America, also when Ralph was coming up with his own ideas of how they need to save the camp from predators and attacker, anything that can harm …show more content…

He honestly thought of everyone as a friend even the mean people, they might not claim him but he does claim them as a friend. Tim O’Brien on the other hand occupies himself to treat others like he would like to be treated. He also wasn’t really affiliated with the non-caring nor with the bullying. Basically they were both role models during their time.” "I'm chief," said Ralph, "because you chose me. And we were going to keep the fire going. Now you run after food" (Chapter 9). Was said by Ralph because he has gotten fed up and wants them to at least try something new for a change and to stop all of the bullying. “The things they carried.” A quote from Tim O’Brien when he was dreaming when he was fighting for his country, and didn’t like the things he seen while he was dreaming. However, caring is a very unusual word for Ralph to use he quoted "No shirt, no shoes, no service," the reason for this quote is that he cares about the signs around the camp and shows that he really cares about the rule and regulations you have to follow. So far, his character shows a lot of courage and curiosity. Tim O’Brien quotes, “The man I killed,” meaning the man he really killed was so heartbroken. Only he knows the victim was too young to die and he really didn’t want to kill him but he had no choice or he would’ve put his peers in harm’s way or

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