Lord of the Flies

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   ladyvols1 Teacher
   High School - 9th Grade

   Ralph is the first character we meet in The Lord of The Flies.  He is the model of a leader.  He is bright, athletic, the “golden boy.”  He is chosen as leader and tries to lead as a civilized Englishman would.  He attempts to organize the boys for the path of civilized survival until the rescue arrives.  Shelters must be built, food must be found, and most of all a fire must be built and maintained so that a rescue ship can see their smoke.Things begin to fall apart.  Jack wants to hunt.  He wants meat and he wants leadership.  Ralph is increasingly intimidated by Jack.  He continues to back down and chaos continues to grow.  Did Ralph contribute to the tragedy?  Ralph was naïve.  He thought right would just naturally win out but by the end he was no better than a hunted pig.  He could have acted to prevent the deaths, but he was paralyzed by fear.  If finding myself in the situation, I would probably try to act like Ralph only with more courage and discipline.  Yet, we never know how we will react until we are in that situation.

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