Harvey Dent, a fictional character from The Dark Knight trilogy, saved the city of Gotham from mobs and gangs, and helped them to survive and prosper as the Attorney General. Yet, because of his job, he was burned alive and became a villain of his own city, hinted as being the character “Too Faced”, who is an old-time villain of Batman. Dent eventually was remembered as a hero because Batman took the fall for his crimes in order to give Gotham the hero they need. Piggy died taking the blame for Ralph’s actions as a leader, and all he wanted is for Ralph to be chief again. Is Ralph like Dent? Did he come in as the character, the hero, that the boys needed, and helped them prosper as their chief? Dominance is a trait shared by many young boys, as the natural competition to be the “best” takes over. Especially when on an island, populated by only juvenile boys, the competition for dominance is brutal. Jack, the opposer to all of Ralph’s motions, often shows off to showcase his dominance over the other boys. For example, the population of pigs on the island, as discovered by Jack, Ralph and Simon, was the perfect event for Jack to show …show more content…
After Simon’s death, Piggy chooses to comfort Ralph and tell him that it’s okay, that it was all a mistake. Piggy says, “‘It was an accident,’ said Piggy suddenly, ‘that’s what it was. An accident.’ His voice shrilled again. ‘Coming in the dark--he hadn’t no business crawling like that out of the dark. He was batty. He was asking for it.’ He gesticulated widely again. ‘It was an accident,’”(157). Since Ralph is going out of his mind freaking out, Piggy knows that although there are only a few people left on Ralph’s side, he still needs to be a leader. All leaders make mistakes, and Piggy is making sure that Ralph knows that he wasn’t behind Simon’s death, and it wasn’t his fault. Even if Ralph denies it, Piggy has his best