William Golding? S Lord Of The Flies Essay, Research Paper

Ralph and Jack & # 8211 ; Good Vs Evil Ralph and Jack, from William Golding? s Lord of the Fliess, are the two characters focused on in this essay. The novel shows a group of English male childs returning to savagery on a Pacific island and the effects it has on civilisation. Both characters presented in the fresh represent two sides of worlds, brutality and ground. Jack, the head of the huntsmans, represents the barbarian side of worlds, and Ralph with Piggy, represent human common sense. The book starts out with a group of male childs crashed on an island with no grownups. Jack and Ralph start out equal, as they both want to acquire rescued and travel place. They both have thoughts about things necessary for endurance and deliverance, and they act in a friendly manner. ( Golding, 1954 ) : ? Almost excessively heavy. ? Jack grinned back. ? Not for the two of us. ? Together, joined in attempt by the load, they staggered up the last measure of the mountain. Together, they chanted One! The first struggle between Ralph and Jack, is when Ralph is elected head. ( Golding, 1954 ) : Ralph counted. ? I? m head then. ? The circle of male childs broke into hand clapping. Even the choir applauded ; and the lentigos on Jack? s face disappeared under a chagrin. Ralph and Jack agree on the demand for fire, shelter and meat. At first Jack and the huntsmans do what they? re suppose to make, but they bit by bit do other activities non of import to their endurance. While Jack and the huntsmans are off runing, a ship base on ballss by and there is no fire to signal it. Ralph is really angry at Jack and this carries throughout the novel. ( Golding, 1954 ) : Ralph spoke. ? You let the fire out. ? From this point on, the separation of Ralph and his followings from Jack and his huntsmans, becomes more obvious. Jack refuses to make things that Ralph says to make, and he objects to Ralph being head. ( Golding, 1954 ) : Ralph leapt to his pess. ? Jack! Jack! You haven? T got the conch! Let him speak. ? ? And you shut up! Who are you anyhow? Siting at that place, stating people what to make. You can? t Hunt, you can? t sing & # 8230 ; ? ? I? m head. I was chosen. ? Jack and the huntsmans become more and more barbarian. They chant and dance like barbarians, and are Obs

sed with killing the beast or pigs, while Ralph is obsessed with the fire and rescue. Jack disbands from Ralph and creates his own tribe. Jack has the need for power and wants to become chief of his tribe. Jack and his hunters loose touch with common sense and become a tribe of savages. An example of this is when Simon is killed by the tribe. Thinking Simon was the beast, Jack initiated the attack and the hunters killed Simon. Jack and his tribe also murder Piggy. After each kill, Jack gains more power over his hunters and puts fear in their hearts. As Jack gains power, Ralph looses it. Without Piggy he is all alone and powerless. His common sense seems to be defeated and he forced to hide from Jack, in fear of getting killed. Finally Jack lost all common sense and sets the island on fire to smoke out Ralph. Jack is barbaric and does not realize what he has done, he can only taste the death of Ralph and killing consumes him. Jack has had a stick sharpened at two ends to put Ralph?s head on. This is a symbol of Jacks complete power, and shows how the power has fully changed on the island. Ralph falls before an officer that has landed on the island to rescue them. Ironically is was the fire that spread over the island that saves the boys. Ralph was right, they needed a fire to be rescued, even though in the end it was the fire that was to kill him. (Golding, 1954): ?We must have a fire. A fire! Make a fire.? The officer who stood before Ralph was shocked and didn?t know what to think.(Golding, 1954): The sky was black. The officer grinned cheerfully at Ralph. ?We saw your smoke. What have you been doing? Having a war or something?? Ralph nodded. At the beginning of the book, Ralph and Jack seem to have the same personalities, but at the end they are completely different. Ralph and his common sense stay the same throughout the novel, while it is Jack and his tribe who changes. Situations and conflicts arose between Ralph and Jack as they fought for power. At the end of the novel, all Ralph can do is cry, because he knows he will never be the same again, his innocence is lost for ever. BibliographyGolding, William, Lord of the Flies, 1954 Faber and Faber Publishing Boston