Ralph - Lord of the Flies
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- Created on: 10-12-16 18:10
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- Ralph
- Themes
- Civilisation
- Ralph clings to the idea of being rescued.
- He takes charge and gives the boys jobs to ensure some form of survival.
- Ralph clings to the idea of being rescued.
- Evil
- Golding involves the Hero (Ralph) in acts of evil.
- This shows that evil is inside all of us.
- Ralph tries to fight his own evil - this represents mans struggle against evil.
- This shows that evil is inside all of us.
- Golding involves the Hero (Ralph) in acts of evil.
- Power and Leadership
- "And he won't be interrupted. Except by me."
- Barbarity
- Golding uses Jack and Ralph's relationship to represent conflict on the island.
- The conflict is between civilisation (Ralph) and barbarity (Jack).
- Golding uses Jack and Ralph's relationship to represent conflict on the island.
- Civilisation
- Attributes
- Determined
- "I'm chief. I'll go. Don't argue."
- His short, blunt replies show his authority and ability to make the others obey him.
- "I'm chief. I'll go. Don't argue."
- Brave
- 'Ralph picked up his stick and prepared for battle.'
- Fair
- "The choir belongs to you, of course."
- Ralph tries reasoning with Jack after he becomes chief.
- "The choir belongs to you, of course."
- Honest
- "We'd talk but we wouldn't fight a tiger. We'd hide."
- "Ralph wept for the end of innocence."
- Determined
- Appearance
- 'A fair boy" with a "Golden body"
- "He might make a boxer... his mouth and eyes that proclaimed no devil."
- "Lost the prominent tummy of childhood, and not yet old enough for adolescence to make him awkward."
- Events
- "Daddy taught me... he'll come and rescue us."
- "Don't you want to be rescued? All you talk about is pig, pig, pig!"
- Ralph arguing with Jack over the fire/ rescue.
- "They let the bloody fire out."
- 'The half-shut eyes were dim with the infinite cynicism of adult life.'
- Ralph becomes fed up of being chief.
- Themes
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