Ralph
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- Ralph
- represents Civilization
- Built "like a boxer" suggesting power BUT "mildness about his mouth" that suggests he is good-natured
- Strong sense of Fair Play- shocked when jack punches piggy and takes his glasses
- Responsible- He makes sure piggy will look after littleuns when he goes looking for the beast
- Law and order- takes charge of boys and gives them jobs to make the island better, believes in the conch
- Clings to the hope of rescue and returning to civilisation
- He isn't perfect
- Joins in laughing at Piggy and Simon showing he is capable of hurting others
- Gives into animistic instincts - gnaws meat "like a wolf"
- Takes part in Simon's death, is ashamed however lets piggy persuade him it wasn't their fault
- Even Ralph descending into SAVAGERY
- Gives into animistic instincts - gnaws meat "like a wolf"
- Even Ralph descending into SAVAGERY
- By involving Ralph - the hero- in acts of evil Golding is conveying his belief in inherent evil
- Represents flawed democracy
- Fails to carry out promises- shelters
- Possibly representing Golding's dissatisfaction with government during ww2- good intentions but ineffective in stopping atrocities
- Frustrated that other boys don't share his opinion on the beast and that they should "decide there's nothing to it"
- Reminder that all boys are children, they can't solve problems using logic and reason- foreshadows later events and builds an atmosphere of fear
- Fails to carry out promises- shelters
- Ralph and Piggy
- When being hunted he realises how much he needs piggy to "talk sense" and when they are rescued grieves for the loss "of a true, wise friend called Piggy
- Ralph and Jack represent conflict between civilization and barbarity
- At first respect one another and look at each other with "shy liking"
- Ralph sees "indefinable connection" between them and this creates tension for the reader as only one can win
- Emotions change from one of exciting adventure and those of despair and terror
- At first delighted with island, excited as no grown ups and confident of rescue- trusts civilized world
- represents Civilization
- later he feels the "wearisomeness" of life its not the adventure he expected and his "understandable and lawful world" begins to slip away
- His deepest despair is at the end of the book where he realises his inncoent view of a fair and decent world is lost forever
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