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Ralph's Denial In Lord Of The Flies

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In this passage, Ralph and the others realize what they’ve done and they go into denial. They try to make themselves feel better by saying they were on the outside and couldn’t have killed Simon. This is probably the lowest point Ralph, Piggy, Sam, and Eric have sunken to. They are struggling for their humanity in the midst of the murder. Like before when they were attacking Robert, Ralph had gone to far and only after the event ended had he realized it. With this incident, it is taking Ralph a lot longer to accept what he had done. The denial he is facing is him trying to protect his innocence after murdering Simon. How much will this affect his character later on and if he’s rescued, what will happen because of this
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