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- Created on: 31-05-16 15:37
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- Ralph
- Appearance
- Ralph is a well built and attractive boy.
- 'You could see now that he might be a boxer, as far as width and heaviness of shoulders went'.
- He has the appearance of a leader
- 'There was a mildness about his mouth and eyes that proclaimed no devil’
- He is a good natured and kind person.
- He will be the protagonist
- Ralph's eyes are mild and kind unlike Jack's which are angry.
- He is a good natured and kind person.
- Hair
- His hair is used as a tool throughout the book to show the p***ing of time.
- It gradually gets longer and messier.
- His hair is used as a tool throughout the book to show the p***ing of time.
- Ralph is elected as leader because he is attractive, unlike his main competition, Jack,
- Ralph is a well built and attractive boy.
- Speech
- Ralph is well spoken
- This deteriorates as the book progresses.
- 'Thoughts that were rendered vague by his lack of words to express them.'
- His way with words is lost along with other connections to civilisation.
- 'Thoughts that were rendered vague by his lack of words to express them.'
- This deteriorates as the book progresses.
- He makes fun of the way Piggy talks.
- He may believe he is superior because he speaks better than Piggy.
- 'Sucks to your ***-mar'.
- Like many other characters, he is dismissive of Piggy.
- He is opinionated and wants the others to see his point of view.
- "But I tell you there isn't a beast!"
- He sounds confident in himself and this makes the others believe him more.
- "But I tell you there isn't a beast!"
- "The choir belongs to you of course."
- He tries to be fair to Jack.
- He speaks with authority.
- 'I'm chief. I'll go. Don't argue."
- Ralph is well spoken
- Behaviour
- Old habits like biting his nails return as tension increases in the book.
- 'They were bitten down to the quick'.
- Bravery
- 'Ralph picked up his stick and prepared for battle'.
- At Castle Rock, Ralph makes himself go first even though he is afraid of the beast which may be there.
- 'Something deep in Ralph spoke for him, "I'm chief. I'll go. Don't argue"'
- He realises that as chief he has a duty to go first and face the danger.
- 'Something deep in Ralph spoke for him, "I'm chief. I'll go. Don't argue"'
- He is responsible for all the groups in society including the littluns which Jack did not seem to care about.
- 'Someone's got to look after them.'
- Although he is a good person, Ralph sometimes gives in to the savage instincts experienced by other boys such as Jack.
- He gnaws at his meat 'like a wolf'
- He takes part in the dance in which Simon is killed. He feels ashamed and allows Piggy to convince him that it wasn't their fault.
- Golding involves Ralph, the main protagonist, in this act of evil which gives the message that everybody has evil inside them.
- Links to the beast. Ralph comes to the realisation that the beast is inside all of them.
- He fights the evil inside himself and this represents man's struggle against evil.
- 'With a convulsion of the mind, Ralph discovered dirt and decay.'
- Symbolic discovery of evil.
- Links to the beast. Ralph comes to the realisation that the beast is inside all of them.
- Golding involves Ralph, the main protagonist, in this act of evil which gives the message that everybody has evil inside them.
- Old habits like biting his nails return as tension increases in the book.
- Opinion of Others
- Piggy
- Like the other boys, Ralph is dismissive of Piggy when they first meet because Piggy is fat and speaks badly.
- However he realises that he needs Piggy's intelligence and logic.
- This show's his ability to change and how he develops as a character.
- However he realises that he needs Piggy's intelligence and logic.
- Piggy is loyal to Ralph throughout the book and eager to please him.
- He seeks Ralph's approval and automatically sees Ralph as a leader.
- Like the other boys, Ralph is dismissive of Piggy when they first meet because Piggy is fat and speaks badly.
- The littluns
- Automatically obey Ralph because he has the conch.
- 'The re***urance of something purposeful being done'
- 'The same simple obedience they had given to the men with the megaphones'.
- Ralph is making a noise so he must know what he's doing.
- 'The re***urance of something purposeful being done'
- Ralph is making a noise so he must know what he's doing.
- Automatically obey Ralph because he has the conch.
- Jack
- The power struggle between Jack and Ralph represents conflict between civilisation and barbarity on the island.
- Ralph respects Jack at the start but grows to hate him. There is tension between them.
- 'They looked at each other, baffled, in love and hate.'
- SamnEric
- Loyal to Ralph throughout the book.
- Ashamed of themselves when forced to join Jack's tribe.
- Piggy
- Appearance
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