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Ralph And Jack's Relationship Analysis

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Ralph and Jack had just met on the island due to the plane crash, signifying that they were strangers at the beginning of the story and all of them were forced with no choice but to become acquaintances as they were the only ones stranded on the desolate island. Their relationship started on a good note when Jack, Ralph and Simon decided to scout the island. As they began to scout the island, they started to warm up to each other. Shortly after, a bonding started to form between them as they braved through many difficulties climbing the mountain. This can be represented by this quote “They savoured the right of domination. They were lifted up: were friends.” The word “savoured” denotes enjoyed and the repetition of the word “they” in the quote …show more content…

Jack ordered his hunters to “tie them up”. This is an imperative sentence to show that Jack is giving his hunters firm commands. This treatment towards Ralph and his friends is savagery, similar to that of a captor and his victim which strongly contrasts to his friendship with Ralph at the start of the book. Despite Ralph shouting in desperation for him to stop, Jack still told his hunters “Go on. Tie them.” The relationship worsened to the point of no return when Jack goes on a killing hunt for Ralph. This can be seen from the sentence “therefore would never let him alone; never.” The repetition of the word “never” suggests no release, which connotes that Jack had an ultimate goal in mind, which was to kill Ralph. Jack and Ralph felt a sense of revengeful hatred towards each other. Generally, the tension between Ralph and Jack’s relationship makes the plot exciting. As the story unfolds, the writer added interesting events which caused their friendship to turn into animosity. This keep the readers on their toes and anticipate their fall-out. The finale where Ralph was hunted by Jack and his pack also sent the readers into emotional roller coaster, making them feeling anxious for Ralph and yet eager to find out his fate. All these exemplify and contribute to the writer’s

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