lord of the flies ralph and jack essay

Question 0

Section 1 first quote

Jack immediately sparks a conflict with Ralph as he feels he should be leader

Answer 0

“I ought to be chief,’ said Jack, with simple arrogance.”

Question 1

Intro

Answer 1

‘Lord of the Flies’ by William Golding is a novel which examines themes such as the contrast between order and chaos, and civilisation and savagery. In the novel, a plane full of schoolboys crashes onto a deserted island, and the boys must try to work together to survive; however several of the boys care more about hunting and ‘fun’ than rescue.

Question 2

Second quote

The conflict is further fuelled by Ralph getting the leadership over Jack

Answer 2

“I’m chief then.’ The circle of boys broke into applause.”

Question 3

Section 2

The conflict continues as Jack defies Ralph in front of everyone

Answer 3

“Bollocks to the rules.”

Question 4

Section 3 first quote

Ralph tries to bring the boys back to being civilised after Jack has turned them into savages

Answer 4

“Looking like we used to - washed and hair brushed - after all, we aren’t savages really.”

Question 5

Second quote

Ralph openly challenges Jack about the fire as Jack is making no attempt to be rescued

Answer 5

“Look at that! Call that a signal fire?”

Question 6

Section 4

The conflict ends as Ralph and the other boys are finally rescued, bringing them back to civilisation

Answer 6

“Ralph wept for the end of innocence, the darkness of man’s heart, and the fall through the air of the true, wise friend called piggy.”