Next, in the novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding, Ralph experiences perception of parents when he is trying to control the boys at the start of the novel. In the story, the boys who are stranded on the island together decide to vote Ralph group leader. He decides that the boys need to do things to make sure the island is running smoothly, but the boys would not listen. In the story it states” Ralph was annoyed and, for that moment, defeated. He felt himself facing something ungraspable.”(Golding 37) This shows perception of parents because in this moment Ralph realizes no matter what he says the kids arent going to listen and they are going to do what they want to. This makes Ralph understand how hard being a parent is because no matter