What do you think of Ralph and the way he is presented? Ralph is a character out of the Nobel Prize-winning English author William Golding lord of the flies. Ralph is also the protagonist of the novel. Ralph is one of the biguns on the island and one of the eldest. By the way he is described throughout the book we can tell that he is around the age of twelve. Although not especially intelligent Ralph is described as tall for his age and attractive and shows more confidence than many on the island
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hope for life‚ or witness the darkness of man’s heart. This is exactly what Ralph had to do though in Lord of the Flies by William Golding. Throughout the novel Ralph unsurprisingly quickly matures with his leadership role‚ his determination in giving the boys hope‚ and his ability to see the truth. By the end of the novel Ralph’s innocence has been replaced with his newfound maturity. Firstly‚ at the start of the novel‚ Ralph is immature but when he gains a leadership role he becomes more mature. When
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book I read‚ Lord of the Flies‚ is a young boy named Ralph. He is athletic‚ charismatic‚ and a primary representation of order‚ civilization‚ and productive leadership in the novel. He is described as a rather large and muscular boy that could have been a ’Karate Kid’ as far as "width and heaviness of shoulder went". He is also described as having fair hair‚ but not much physical description is offered‚ otherwise. Being the main representation of democracy in the group of boys ‚ Ralph is cool and
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In The Lord of the Flies by William Golding‚ Golding emphasizes the conflict between two opposite impulses that are inside every one of us: whether to follow the rules and be in order‚ or to go into violence and turn into savages. Golding expresses this by using the protagonist and antagonist of the story‚ Ralph and Jack. Ralph represents order in this book. In the beginning‚ he is known as the leader. He uses the conch to bring everyone together and the conch is what made him the leader in the
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Through the book Lord Of The Flies by William Golding there is a conflict between leader’s who do what is right against doing what the people want. At the beginning Ralph is elected as the leader of the island. Right away he does what he thinks is a necessity on the island‚set up a fire to get rescued and build shelter to be safe shelter. Jack does what he and the boys want and what others may think is fun‚ hunting. On the island there is a constant fear of “The beast” and Jack and Ralph have different
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In the novel the Lord of the Flies‚ by William Golding Simon assures Ralph when he is dispirited about his sojourn at the island. For instance‚ the author writes the following‚ “You’ll get back to where you came from” (111). In this novel‚ Ralph is one of the few characters who is concerned about being rescued and not for staying on the island. This quote shows that Simon also believes the same and agrees with Ralph’s perspective of being rescued. The author mentions several times that Simon has
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others with respect. A good leader must also be initiative and enthusiastic about their work; when a leader is motivated and excited about their work others will be inclined to follow. Ralph showed the most effective leadership qualities out of all the characters in The Lord of the Flies. There were numerous times where Ralph was the first person to step up in a situation to benefit the group and their safety. Ralph’s goal is to get rescued so he sets rules for the group to follow‚ such as if the conch
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Ralph‚ Jack and Piggy‚ the three main characters in the Lord of the flies encounter with each of their different personalities. Despite their similar ages‚ they take distinct reaction towards their situation because of their different growing environment. In this isolated and uncivilized island especially with no grown-ups‚ the development of their characteristics varies in different directions. When the events burst out one by one in chapter one to three‚ we can discover the contrast between Ralph
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feelings of the group in mind. In Lord of the Flies‚ Ralph demonstrates many traits that would be considered good leadership. At times he also lacks them‚ and if he had demonstrated them he could have helped the situation greatly. Ralph understands how people feel and has the ability to respect that and make decisions based off of people’s feelings. He also has the ability to be very serious‚ which is a good leadership trait if you want to accomplish something. Ralph was also very wise and always
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21.How does Ralph react when a boar comes charging down the path? Ralph reacts with an unexpected level-headedness when a boar comes charging down the path: ?Ralph found he was able to measure the distance coldly and take aim. With the boar only five yards away‚ he flung the foolish wooden stick that he carried‚ saw it hit the great snout and hang there for a moment? (123). This event suggests that Ralph may possess hunting skills that rival Jack?s‚ as such‚ it seems that Jack will attempt to show
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