Simon is the only boy who doesn't appear to be afraid of the forest. It might be because he knows that he's safer alone than with the other boys. This quote represents fear, because it shows Simon doesn’t mind being alone in the forest, while the rest other boys are too scared to be alone. It also shows that Simon much rather prefers to be alone than with all the other boys, because of all the savagery that's been going on. Simon is different from the other boys, because he is both an independent and a very observant person.
William Golding's book Lord of the Flies, shows how evil humans are at heart. The book is about a group of British boys who crash on an island and slowly turn savage. Jack and Ralph are split into two groups and after all the conflict ends up with people dead. William Golding in his book Lord of the flies tells us that people are more evil than good. This is shown in the killing of Simon, the killing of Piggy, and the killing of the sow.
These boys, Jack and Ralph, both fight for dominance during this novel, whilst grappling with their egos and desires. Ralph is the superior leader in, “Lord of the Flies,” due to his prioritizing the group’s welfare and emphasizing reason over primal instinct. Ralph's leadership prioritizes the group's welfare, he says “We've got to have special people for looking after the fire. Any day there may be a ship out there... ”(Golding 33)
In order to appease an upset Jack, Ralph offers to make Jack’s choir boys the group's Hunters, which Jack accepts. After coming to a tenuous solution, “Jack and Ralph smiled at each other with shy liking… Jack laid his on the trunk by Ralph…Ralph glanced at them admiringly, and when Jack saw his glance he explained”(Golding, 23). This compromise begins a hesitant alliance between the two boys, as Ralph and Jack smiling at each other show a small rapport being developed between the two, as Ralph gains the position of leader but Jack also is given his own position of power. The newly settled dispute causes the two to develop a relationship of mutual respect towards each other and their abilities.
and Jack replies “Hunters.” This shows that he was civilized enough not to make a scene about Ralph being chosen but, he still made sure he was the commander of the hunters. The second defining moment was on page 31 when
In the allegorical novel Lord of the Flies, Golding incorporates violent imagery, personification, metaphor, and the characterization of Ralph and Jack as character foils in order to illustrate two vastly different approaches to creating a community; thus showing Ralph’s civilized leadership through intelligence and logic versus Jack’s savage leadership through intimidation and fear. In this scene, the reader views these two differing styles of leadership through the eyes of Simon, one of the older boys on the island. Jack and the hunters return from the forest marching as a group and proudly displaying their slaughter of a wild pig. Although, they are proud of their prized pig, they have neglected their responsibilities or keeping the
Fascinating-Thought provoking-Insightful. Using symbols in a novel helps the reader/audience to understand the association between an object and its purpose. Nevertheless, Lord of the Flies is a story about a group of boys, whom the youngest at six years old to the oldest at twelve years old, the boys get stranded on the island, creating their own version of government to stay sane. Eventually, all hope is lost as they abandon all civilization. Moreover, the boys soon become so savage that there are even murders and deaths that occur through rebellion.
Grace Johnson Kendrick HELA 9, 4th Hour 5 April 2024 The Power Chaos Can Hold This one quote, “We don’t even know how strong we are until we are forced to bring that hidden strength forward. In times of tragedy, of war, of necessity, people do amazing things. The human capacity for survival and renewal is awesome.”
All in all both Ralph and Jack are strong and very good leaders. However, Ralph is the more a friendly and peaceful person, he puts the group before himself. The one problem that Ralph has is he easily forgets small
Chris Oshoro Mrs. Forbes Honors 9th Lit February 27, 2024 The Lord of the Flies People have the potential to turn into savages if a leader is abusing their power. William Golding's 1954 book "Lord of the Flies" is a grabbing read that discusses the darker sides of human nature by means of the tale of a group of British boys who become stranded on an unclaimed island. A real-life incident known as "The Real Lord of the Flies," which took place in 1965 when a group of Tongan boys were abandoned on an uninhabited island for 15 months, but they were able to survive and lead a peaceful life until they were rescued, is frequently used as a comparison point for Golding's writing.
Lord Of The Flies Man is born evil and needs society to keep him in check. This book demonstrates this claim in numerous ways. The boys personalities went from being organized and calm, to wild and more so out of control. Upon first arival to the island the boys were more at peace and willing to work together, but after spending time there their actions quickly changed. When the boys got to the island there was no adult or law inforcemnt to govern them so they took it upon them selves to attempt to do that.
Jack and Ralph smiled at each other shy liking” (Golding 28). Ralph even let’s Jack choose what he wants the choir to be. Ralph is happy that he is in power but he doesn’t hog it all. This prevents fighting.
In this quote it is evident how different the two boys conceive the same situations. Jack works off of fear, anger, and emotion, ordering everyone around and being loud when it is not a necessity to. Though Ralph keeps to himself, calm and just takes in the situation clearly strategizing on what to do next while Jack is distracting and making the whole situation worse. Ralph seems to struggle to speak up in most situations because he can notice how chaotic it gets when Jack tries to take over. It demonstrates that Jack is clearly making a bad image for himself and potentially puts the rest of the group in danger.
Jack's group becomes the hunters. Ralph is friendly
Ralph is seen as a great and supportive leader, working with the group, while still wanting law and order, keeping things organized. On the other hand, Jack could be seen as a ruthless leader, not considering the boys’ feelings and thoughts on a subject before making them do whatever he wanted or needed them to do. He even used the potential threat of the beast to scare the younger boys into doing what he wanted. Now imagine being stranded on an island with only young children as survivors. Using Golding’s examples in the novel, one should pick leaders carefully and wisely, clearly thinking everything
