I chose a mirror to represent Ralph. When the boys hold an election for chief, Ralph is elected on the basis that he’s pretty. He confidently says “we want to be rescued, so we shall be rescued.” Ralph has charisma so this statement is just left unchallenged by the boys. He has no better idea about when they’ll be rescued than the rest of them! This logic is paperthin, and so is a mirror. It has no depth about what it shows. It shows everything superficially. Also, Ralph doesn’t have many original ideas. When he and Piggy find the conch, Piggy is the one who shows him how to use it as a trumpet. He also says so himself in Chapter 5, saying he can’t think, not like Piggy. As we know, Piggy represents ideas and knowledge, but he often doesn’t get listened …show more content…
He tells the boys that they need a fire to be rescued and gets really upset when he finds out that “they let the bloody fire go out” right when a boat passed. He’s obsessed with this fire, and the hope that they will be rescued. A mirror is something commonly used for signalling for help because it reflects light. It is easily spotted, and a signal fire would be as well, if it were still running. I go on a few hiking trips each summer, and one of the highlights is always coming back to a greasy convenience store to look in the mirror and say wow I look like a mess. I’ve been out climbing mountains for the last week, now i’m realizing this is not acceptable. For me, mirrors are a symbol of me returning to civilization, specifically starting to care again about my appearance. Over the course of the book, hair is mentioned a lot. Chapter 1, before we know Ralph’s name, he is described as a “fair haired boy”. Ralph is described in chapter 7 as “[wanting] a pair of scissors and [to] cut his hair”. Did anyone notice how often Ralph “pushes” hair off his face? A mirror represents Ralph’s abilities to calm others, steal ideas from others, and obsession with