Tension Between Jack And Ralph In Lord Of The Flies

     Lord of the Flies by William Golding is a novel that represents a microcosm of society in a tale about children stranded on an island. Of the group of young boys there are two who want to lead for the duration of their stay, Jack and Ralph.  Through the opposing characters of Jack and Ralph, Golding reveals the gradual process from democracy to dictatorship from Ralph's democratic election to his lack of law enforcement to Jack's strict rule and his violent law enforcement.

Comparing and contrasting Jack and Ralph gives the reader an insight and better understanding of how the book develops. They have many similarities and differences between them. These main characters help explain things in the book like the theme, characteristics, actions, and rivalries. Some major keys of the compare and contrast are qualities in leadership, lessons they teach, and their relationships.

Given to fainting spells and spending time alone in the jungle, he is considered odd by the other boys. Only Simon understands the true nature of the beast they fear, and only Simon has the courage to investigate the eerie creature sighted on the mountain. Before he can reveal what he has learned, he is killed in a tribal ritual gone too

Some of the major characters in this novel are Ralph, Jack, Piggy, Simon, and Roger. Ralph and Piggy meet early on at the beginning of the novel and Piggy automatically is loyal to Ralph. Jack, Simon, and Roger meet Ralph and Piggy at the beginning of the novel and the rest of the boys vote on Ralph to be their leader. Ralph is the main character. At the very beginning of the novel, he finds a conch and blows it. Since he is the one who blows the conch, the rest of the boys vote to make him the leader and for the majority of the novel he gives the orders.

After awakening he see the body of the pilot, he vomits and walks to the fire of Jack's tribe feats. Mixed up in the singing and dancing the boy's mistake Simon for the beast coming out of the forest. Although Simon desperately tries to explain himself, Simon trips on some rocks and falls as boys pile on top of him killing him. I believe this to be this to be the climax because the death of Simon is draws two groups vastly apart from one another and all the vague remains of civil order are broken. What makes it exciting is how the characters are wrapped up in the feast and being unsure how they will react to the

Jack ordered that the boys put their head of the dead pig on a stick, but the boys follow him out of fear. Essentially, Ralph changes from leader to fugitive and Jack changes from choirboy to savage and leader.

Lord of the Flies is a novel written by William Golding. It is about british schoolboys who are stranded on an island after their plane is shot down. They are on the island with no adult supervision. Their group is civilized but turns to savagery. In Lord of the Flies, Golding uses the characters of Ralph, Jack, and Roger to symbolize that there are violence, evil, savagery, and good that exist in every society.

Lord of the Flies follows the story of British boys who try to survive after their plane crashed on a remote island. As the novel progresses, a rivalry between the main character, Ralph, and the head of the hunters, Jack, begins to emerge. The character of Ralph representing civilization and the desire to remain civilized and hold on to their English Values, while Jack represents the desire to embrace the animalistic instinct and live a darwinist life where the strong live and the weak die. The portrayal of civilization and its effects tend to be positive in the novel with Ralph using his authority as leader to create rules for the safety of the boys and create a plan to try and get the boys off of the island. Ralph and his Friend Piggy both try to hold on to the ethics they were taught back in England and they are portrayed as the most level headed characters in the story. Jack, who abandons the ethics he was taught in society, uses his authority as leader of the

Lord of the Flies is a novel describing the life of a few British boys that were involved in a plane crash and ended up on an island. It focuses on how the boys develop from being civilized to being savage monsters. It also focuses on how the boys survive and govern themselves on the uninhabited island. A character that I found remarkable in Lord of the Flies, by William Golding was a young, bright child called Ralph. Ralph is a fair-headed, twelve-year-old boy.

The novel Lord of the Flies, by William Golding, explores the conflict between civilization and savagery. The novel follows a group of boys stranded on an island, depicting the collapse of established order and the boys’ descent into barbarism. The group’s leaders, named Ralph and Jack, embody the conflicting ideals of organized society and anarchy, respectively. A rivalry develops between Ralph and Jack due to alienating differences in their personalities and values. Ralph and Jack’s differing relationships with a boy called Piggy create conflict between them. Furthermore, their disputes regarding the importance of democracy and rules divide them. The disparities between Ralph and Jack provide insight into their rivalry.

This novel follows a group of British schoolboys stranded on an island after a plane crash, which killed the pilot, as well as passengers. The boys are left without an adult figure to guide them. The main characters consist of Jack, Ralph and Piggy and in the beginning, Ralph is the boy that takes control. However, Jack soon strays from the group and convinces most of the young boys to follow him and encourages barbaric acts.

William Golding’s Lord of the Flies, narrates the story of a group of English boys as they struggle to survive on an uncharted, uninhabited island. The boy’s airplane crashes into the island and kills any adults on board -- leaving the boys to fend for themselves. Ralph and Piggy meet each other first and, upon Piggy’s counsel, Ralph decides to call a meeting of all the boys by blowing on a conch shell. The boys quickly begin to form a society in which they elect Ralph as their leader. A boy called Jack quietly disagrees and believes that he should lead the group. As times passes, Jack and his choir become hunters for the rest of the boys and they begin to enjoy the ways of a predator. As Jack grows more savage, he becomes unhappy with the

Ralph represents law, order, organized society and moral integrity. Throughout the novel he is constantly making common-sense rules for the boys to follow. Unlike Ralph, Jack is unkind, caring about no one but himself and how he can benefit.   Jack simply wants to hunt and have a good time.  He makes fun of Piggy, humiliating him, making him feel small and unworthy.  "You would, would you? Fatty.... and Jack smacked Piggy's head" (Golding 78). Jack is a lost boy who begins to discover the evil within him.  When he proposes to the group that he should be the new chief, they do not respond in his favor, and Jack runs away, hurt and rejected.  He swallows his hurt ego and throws all of his energy into the only thing he seems to know how to do - hunting.  He puts on face paint and hides his conscience.  This changes him into a savage, an evil, violent monster. The colorful mask allows Jack to forget everything he was taught back in England.  "The mask was a thing on its own, behind which Jack hid, liberated from shame and self-consciousness" (Golding

In Lord of the Flies two boys that have leadership qualities are left on island with many other boys. Ralph is a good and thoughtful leader, while Jack is ruthless and goes into savagery when is not accompanied by an adult. Lord of the Flies was written by William Golding who wrote this book to show what happens when a civilized person and a person of savagery leads a group. Ralph is a nice handsome boy who is elected as a chief of the boys, Jack and his choir become the hunters, and Piggy is a chubby boy who is intelligent. In Lord of the Flies Jack and Ralph are two leaders, at first the boys follow Ralph but then the stop. During the time Ralph is chief him and Jack fight over power until Jack gets his power and Ralph wants

As the story progresses and the boys are on the island longer, they start to not rebel against the rules and Ralph. The order Ralph had created within the group has started to diminish and the boys have become lazy and refuse to do their jobs. After demanding and pleading for the boys to work and explaining their jobs importance, the boys continue to stray from the rules. Wanting guidance and intelligence Ralph turns to Piggy, the smartest of the boys, for help to get the rest of the boys back in order. Ralph starts to notice some brutal behavior going on between the boy, for example, when the boys were fearful of the beast, they chanted in a circle, “ Kill the beast! Cut his throat! Spill his blood!” This being a very brutal chant and they soon after Simon is killed by the other boys. Ralph refuses to take any responsibility or remorse for this act and this also shows how