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    crash and land on uninhabited island‚ where they must do what they can to live. The situation the boys are in‚ forces them to act and think radically‚ to form their own system of rules and to make hard decisions without any influence of adults. It is extremely shocking how they organize their new society‚ how they treat each other and what results their actions bring. Two main characters‚ Ralph and Jake‚ at the beginning of the story become leaders‚ however their leadership ideas are entirely different

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    characters of Ralph‚ Piggy and Jack so far. At the beginning of the novel Ralph‚ Piggy and Jack are all lost children who fear being alone. The concept of no adults about seems to be both a cause of fear and relief among them. The absence of adults seems to promise freedom causing them to realise that they are now responsible for themselves and each other. Everything appears to be going well‚ however as the book progresses we see how each character changes‚ for the better and for the worst. Ralph Ralph

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    characters of Jack and Ralph and discuss the way that the rivalry between them develops in the course of the novel." By comparing and contrasting the characters of Jack and Ralph it allows the reader to fully understand their characters and how each develops throughout the novel. Once this has been achieved the reason the rivalry occurs becomes evident and the novel’s most important qualities and themes emerge from these two characters. It is then that we are able to see why Ralph and Jack’s friendship

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    main characters are Ralph‚ the protagonist and Jack‚ the antagonist. Ralph and Jack both have different qualities and beliefs that define each of them completely and at times make them both alike in many ways. They both represent what we are and what they were‚ Civilized and Savage. Ralph and Jack begin the novel with similar beliefs‚ both wanting to implement rules. “I agree with Ralph. We’ve got to have rules and obey them.” But then the wanting of power from Jack comes to- Ralph says that they out

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    Character Sketch: Ralph   In the novel “Lord of the flies” by William Golding the main conflict is between ‘civilization’ and ‘savagery’. Therefore the character Ralph is another significant example‚ because he represents the human instinct. ` Ralph is a twelve-year-old English boy and the novel’s protagonist. He is the first character the reader gets to know. He blew the conch shell to ‘call’ the other boys who stranded on the island. That shows his human instinct to get a situation under

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    In chapter 2‚ Ralph and Jack is seen connecting with one another.‚“‘Almost too heavy.’ Jack grinned back. ‘Not for the two of us.’ Together‚ joined in an effort by the burden‚ they staggered up the last steep of the mountain.(Golding 39)”. With the combined effort of Jack and Ralph‚ they are able to overcome the last steep of the mountain. This is one of the first times the reader encounters Jack and Ralph bonding together. Jack and Ralph are friends because they have the same common goal in mind

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    The society is set apart by two main different ideologies. Throughout the novel‚ the obvious conflict between Ralph and Jack‚ both respectively represent democracy and anarchy. Both of them hold distinctive ideologies which are expressed through their attitudes towards authority. While Ralph establishes his own democracy rules and makes full use of them to protect the good of the group. Jack on the other hand is interested in taking over the power with his lawless demeanor. Jack’s desire to control

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    In Lord of the Flies‚ there are two main characters whose names are Ralph and Jack. Ralph is a much more serious and civilized person‚ however Jack is a more irrational and savage person. While reading the novel‚ in the opinion of many people‚ Ralph makes a better leader. Although Ralph does make better and more logical decisions‚ though Jack seems to have more power. One part that strongly suggests that Jack is not the better leader‚ has more savage ideas and actions‚ and is very irrational‚ is

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    Throughout the novel‚ Lord of the Flies‚ by William Golding‚ the protagonist‚ Ralph‚ has a top priority on the island to try his very best to maintain civilisation and order. Lord of the Flies is based on a group of boys who are stranded on an unknown island while trying to escape from World War II and having to fend for themselves. It’s a major challenge with many conflicts along the way and Ralph decides that the only hope of getting rescued and returning home is if some sort of organisation and

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    The Leadership of Jack and Ralph in Lord of the Flies Throughout the novel Lord of the Flies‚ Ralph tries his best to create a society based on survival. As time progresses‚ it is clear that Jack’s feelings are towards living life and having fun. Jack’s society eventually leads to corruption‚ killing innocent people‚ while Ralph’s prevails as the boys are rescued. Ralph uses a repetition of hope towards being saved while Jack’s technique with no thought clearly flounders creating savages

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