Imagine being on an island with unknown faces for an unknown amount of time. What would it take to survive? Become a civilization or turn against each other and become savages? In Lord of the Flies by William Goldberg, a twelve year old boy named Ralph tries to bring a group of stranded pre-teens together by just using a conch shell. Ralph had a plan to make a civilization and work together as a group to be saved from the island they were stranded on. This plan ultimately fails because Jack thought that savagery was the way to live on an island. Because of the two opposing sides of how to survive on the island, there are many conflicts. Although Ralph tries to make a civilization, it ultimately failed due to the boys’ age and lack of immaturity.
How could only a conch shell bring a group of stubborn boys together? Ralph and Piggy had the idea that they could use this shell to call a meeting and because of this shell, island society was off to a good start. The boys create a rule that no one can speak unless they have possession of the conch and for some time, this rule was very effective. But as everyone knows, rules are only effective if people agree
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His plan is to create a signal fire so someone can discover them on the island and they will finally be rescued. Ralph was voted chief at the beginning and since then, Jack envies him. Ralph was not looking for a war between his peers, he was only looking to work together and to be rescued. He creates simple rules for all the boys to follow and they buy in to them for some time. Ralph wanted everyone to cooperate and work together so not only he could get rescued but everyone else as well. As for Jack, he was looking to be the ringleader and when he is not, he decides the boys should dedicate their time to hunting food on the island. Ralph was a true leader and without him, civilization would not have been a