How Does Ralph Change In Lord Of The Flies

Ralph "A true leader has the confidence to stand alone, the courage to make tough decisions and the compassion to listen to the needs of others. He does not set out to be a leader, but becomes one by the quality of his actions and the integrity of his intent”(Commentary: Leadership in Quotations). In the book Lord of the Flies one of the main characters is named Ralph. Ralph is a born leader who tries to lead the boys to get back home from a deserted island. Although throughout the book that changes. With no adults around and losing authority Ralph changes everything they know about civilization. Now the boys turn on Ralph to the point where the boys on Jack’s side want to kill him. This decivilization leads to chaos and trouble.

The boys are separated into groups “littluns”, which are the younger aged boys, and “biguns”, the older boys. The boys elected a leader, Ralph. They also appoint a boy named Piggy to help Ralph, but another boy, Jack, wanted to be leader as well. So Jack takes some of the boys takes them to go hunting. That soon leads to Jack drawing those boys away from Ralph’s leadership. During the story the boys spot a beast on the top of the mountain. They saw an open parachute that had fallen from the sky. A curious character, Simon, goes up the mountain to discover what or who the beast is. He finds a dead body under the parachute. But when he went back down the mountain to share the news the savages, Jack’s tribe end up killing Simon thinking he is the

He would be known as the protagonist of the story's a well as the primary character. He represents law, order, and civilization, but most importantly he represents good, although it's not always like this.

Ralph is a white, twelve year old boy. In the book he is known as “the boy with fair hair”. He is tall and thin and also has a golden body. He is charismatic, a born leader, and a social person. He is also the most civilized out of all of the boys trapped on the island. Ralph’s characteristics make him seem like the perfect guy.

Throughout the book Ralph does grow as a character. In the beginning he becomes leader to keep the boys civilized. But as the boys become more savage, Ralph starts to become like them. He slowly turn into a savage even though he isn't exactly doing what the other boys are doing. He thought turning savage is the only way to survive. But he doesn't lose all of his civilization. I think he learns that man can turn on man in an instant. That evil linger throughout no matter how good you