Ralph and Simon are almost complete opposites of Jack and Roger, because they are symbols of good and purity in the book. The opposing forces are what cause constant conflict on the island. Even when they are rescued, the officer is shocked. “What have you been doing? Having a war or something?” (Goulding, page 201).
When people are isolated from society, they can change dramatically. In William Golding’s Lord of the flies, the boys land on an island that isolates them from society, which transforms the boys from civilized school boys to savage murderers. The island creates many difficulties for the boys. Some of the conflicts are, a struggle for power, surviving on a deserted island and lack of authority. These conflicts provoke the boy’s development into savage murderers .
You talk. But you can’t even build huts – then you go off hunting and let the fire out”. Had the fire been going the ship might have seen the smoke and rescued the boys. This makes Ralph very angry and a clear division is made between Jack and his hunters and Ralph. Because of the savage nature brought out from within the boys, they make an irrational choice to hunt rather than the reasonable choice of keeping the fire going.
Loss of identity is a predominant theme of the novel. In the beginning of the novel Lord of the Flies, the most important/significant character is Ralph ,an innocent young boy who is focused on being a motivating leader, but he didn't know what he was in for. At times he was over ruled by Jack and the other boys on the island who all became savages and uncontrollable. Ralph starts out as the calm, mellow protagonist who organizes the boys by setting rules such as the conch. He starts to take part and witness violent acts such as the boys on the island hunting pigs.
An obvious thing they have in common is a dislike for one another that is stemmed from their ‘political rivalry’. These examples caused conflict that made their differences stand out even more. The boys being in the same age category and sharing a couple of views on living strategies didn’t cover up just how diverse they were. The first difference between them was how Jack had no respect for the rules the other boys agreed on. As the novel progressed Jack became more savage and in-humane while Ralph tried to keep the innocence he’ll never get back.
In the novel ‘Lord of the Flies’ peace was not possible for the boys on the island for multiple reasons. This was mainly because of the conflict between Ralph and Jack, and the great contrast in their leadership styles. Ralph lead in a fair democratic while Jack’s leadership style is a polar opposite of Ralph’s; He is evil and unfair and treats the littluns and Piggy especially bad. From the beginning Jack tries to establish himself as the leader, When Ralph suggests they should have a chief Jack says” I ought to be chief...because I’m chapter chorister and head boy I can sing C sharp” (29). Jacks priorities are very different to Ralph, he feels like doing, later, to take power away from Ralph and lastly, to get rid of anyone who opposes him.
However, by the end of the novel when the conch shell breaks at a confrontation between Jack and Ralp, this exemplifies the complete loss of order and democracy. Simon liked to have time by himself to avoid the bickering between the other boys. Simon found a clearing away from everyone else and eventually stumbled across the beast that everyone in the tribe was so terrified by. Simon ran to tell the tribe that the beast was just a dead parachutist. However, while Simon was trying to explain that the beast was not real he was mistaken for the beast.
his arm was conditioned by a civilization that knew nothing of him . . . ” (Golding 65). The boys struggle to come to terms with the reality of being trapped on the island without any grownups and therefore expect the usual punishments that were expelled upon them during their lives prior to the crash.
This is my end and my tribe.” This quotation tells us that Jack was dominant towards Ralph and the others and it also tells us that he’s unstable and unreasonable. A third character trait that Jack demonstrated was anger. All throughout the book we see the effects of Jack’s anger on the characters in the book. Jack has no control over his anger and he uses his anger to intimidate the other characters into doing what he wants. For instance on page 91, Jack said, “Who cares what you believe fatty!” This quotation reveals to us that Jack is an angry, bitter person who can be
Ralph concludes that having a fire as a signal for rescuers, such as the Navy, to see is key to their rescue and escape from the island. Jack, on the other hand, does not consider getting off the island and returning home as the boys' number one priority. He believes that the boys should be able to feast on