Discrepancy In Lord Of The Flies

In the novel Lord of the Flies, one of the characters that comes to mind when asking if there is a discrepancy between a character’s personal opinion of himself and how others think about him is Ralph. Discrepancy being, the character sees himself differently than others see him. One reason that the author gives the most examples of this. As the novel progresses all but three of the boys on the island dispel from Ralph and go to Jack. The characters view Jack as the stronger leader. Additionally, believing in Jack’s decisions. Thus, not listening Ralph, even though Ralph believes that his own ideas are superior to others. For example, “Ralph spoke again, loudly. ‘I’m calling an assembly.’ “He ran his eye over them. ‘Where’s Jack?’ “The group of boys stirred and consulted. A painted face spoke with the voice of Robert” (176). Here, the savage boys hesitate to

One being Simon. An internal conflict does not have to do with the outside world. It solely occurs within the mind of the character and often impacts the novel in some way. For instance, the author describes Simon’s interaction with the Lord of the Flies, demonstrating that his inner thoughts are creating conflict in his mind, “Simon’s body was arched and stiff. The Lord of the Flies spoke in the voice of a schoolmaster. ‘This has gone quite far enough. My poor, misguided child, do you think you know better than I do?’there was a pause. ‘I’m warning you. I'm’ going to get angry. D’you see? You’re not wanted. Understand? We are going to have fun on this island. Understand? We are going to have fun on this island! So don’t try it on, my poor misguided boy, or else—” (144). After this incident with the Lord of the Flies, Simon becomes delusional, and depressingly does not live to tell the tale. Additionally, Simon’s conflict was never resolved and was never told anyone. Thus showing how afraid the character was of his internal