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ARRoGANT CoURiERS WiTH ESSaYS
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Grade Level: Type of Work Subject/Topic is on:
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[ ]6-8 [ ]Class Notes [Essay on Lord of the ]
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[ ]9-10 [ ]Cliff Notes [Flies ]
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[x]11-12 [x]Essay/Report [ ]
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[ ]College [ ]Misc [ ]
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ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ>ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ>ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ>Chop Here>ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ>ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ>ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ>ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
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Throughout the novel Lord of the flies, Ralph tries his best to create a
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society based on survival. As time progresses, it is clear that Jack's
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feelings are towards living life and having fun. Jack's society eventually
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leads to corruption, killing innocent people, while Ralph's prevails as the
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boys are rescued. Ralph uses a repetition of hope towards being saved while
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Jack's technique with no thought clearly flounders creating savages out of
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the once civilized boys.
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Ralph's original society is split because of lack of interest with some
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of the individuals. They begin to loose faith in themselves, and thus seek
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fun and fortune. In the end the group seeking a long-term reward beats out
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the group looking for short- term rewards, as Ralph's group prevails,
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causing Jack's to lose stimulating death among the other boys.
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"When Ralph spoke again his voice was low, and seemed breathless.
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`What have I done? I liked him-and I wanted us to be rescued'
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Again the stars spilled about the sky. Eric shook his head, earnestly.
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`Listen Ralph. Never mind what's sense. That's gone-'
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`Never mind about the Chief-'
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`-you got to go for your own good.'
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`The Chief and Roger-'
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`-yes, Roger-'
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`They hate you, Ralph. They're going to do you.'
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`They're going to hunt you to-morrow.'"(1)
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Here, the reader is basically told on what the two groups have to offer.
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Ralph's group is based on being rescued, while Jack's group is pro-hunting
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and other games in the wilderness.
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From the start, Ralph tries to keep the fire as the key-stone in the
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group. He knows that fire and smoke is used best to signal ships at a
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distance. This is what infact saves the stranded boys. In his group, Ralph
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makes shelters and calls assemblies. By using this method of bringing
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civilization to the island, the boys can thus remember what modern day
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society was like, and from then on can keep faith in themselves towards
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being rescued. Never once throughout the novel Lord of the flies, does
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Ralph become influenced or influence others towards savagery.
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Although Ralph may seem like the ideal leader, he lacks in many
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characteristics; the main one being intelligence. Throughout the novel
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Ralph has to depend on Piggy for ideas.
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"`He's like Piggy. He says things like Piggy. He isn't a proper chief.'"(2)
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At this point, the others began to feel the effect that Ralph has
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brought on to them from listening to Piggy's ideas. Ralph continues to use
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ideas from Piggy throughout the story, but they are ignored more and more.
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The ideas that once formed democracy throughout the novel, have now turned
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to dust. Even though they are much stronger, having more thought put into
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them, the others rebuke what is said after realizing that it has come from
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Piggy, the most detested boy on the island.
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The above quote is stated by Jack, the future chief, as he is one of the
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stronger ones in the group. By having said this, Jack now realizes the
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weakness of his old leader, Ralph, and can elaborate on what is being done.
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Jack's statement somehow stays inside the minds of the boys, and from this,
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Ralph looses most of his power.
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Jack on the other hand is at a point to only gain members into his newly
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formed group. By being the only big kid on the island that does not listen
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to Piggy, his power grows. The others joining the group do not realize what
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they are getting into because there is no other big person to oppose Jack
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in the group. This gives them the illusion that Jack is never wrong and can
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handle the role on being a "sole-leader".
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Quickly the others realize that Jacks group only hunts and has fun. This
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attracts almost all the others that have not yet joined the hunting tribe,
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leaving only a few to manage survival on Ralph's side. As more boys enter
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the tribe, Jack's power seems to increase. Whatever belief enters his mind,
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the others will follow and obey with no question. Eventually this goes too
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far, as Simon is killed being mistaken for a beast. Although already one
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death has occurred, the others do not seem to realize what has happened,
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and continue to give their new chief power. Jack's tribe then kills Piggy,
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and goes on a rampage, as Jack "brainwashes" the others into believing that
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Ralph's customs were boring and wrong. This is what sets all the others out
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to kill Ralph at the end.
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As one can see from the start, Jack's tribe changes their lifestyles to
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a primitive state, while Ralph's seeks the future in life. Ralph thus
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thinks on a more matured level by learning from past mistakes, while Jack
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only seeks the fun out of life. This is the main reason why Ralph's group,
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even though lonesome, still prevails.
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Ralph and Jack indeed set different rules under each other's turf. The
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two leaders follow different beliefs, and thus have different lives to
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live, and groups to lead.
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"`I'm going off by myself. He can catch his own pigs. Anyone
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who wants to hunt when I do can come too.'"(3)
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Jack sets his views straight as he believes that hunting is good enough
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for a tribe to live off. He also tries to encourage others this way by
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bringing up fun in hunting, thus taking them away from the boring "working
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life" that Ralph has to offer.
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In the quote itself, Jack states that the others can go when he wants to
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go. This may be a foreshadow of the type of leader he is, and what he may
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do. The quote also informs the reader that Jack has set his priorities
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straight, and that he wants to be the only one to have power in his group.
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The rest can be treated equally. On the other hand, Ralph's group has a
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democracy where everyone has equal power.
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As the story progress', Jack's actions give the idea that he is fed up
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with the way Ralph governed certain circumstances. Jack changes all the
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rules that he and the others once followed, and enforces new ones which are
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much more stricter, where everyone has a job to do.
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Ralph's older method of having a democracy to follow simply crumbles, as
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few remain in the group once Jack leaves.
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"`I said we could all do without a certain person.
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Now I say we got to decide on what can be done. And
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I think I could tell you what Ralph's going to say
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next. The most important thing on the island
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is the smoke and you can't have no smoke without a fire.'"(4)
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This clearly sets things straight with Ralph's group, as there are no
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rules to follow as long as the boys work together as a team to keep the
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fire going and remain safe until being rescued.
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Ralph's method is thus a democratic point of view, where everyone can
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have their opinion. Only at the meetings, power is shown over others, as
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the person with the conch has the right to speak. In Ralph's group the boys
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consider the conch as the greatest power that one can possess. They chose
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the conch over anything else on the island, because it is what first
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assembled them together, originating the group. This is what really made
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Ralph the first chief, as he held the conch when he was picked.
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From these two points of view Jack's method of leadership is all because
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he is Jack Merridew, the biggest of the others in his group, and the best
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hunter. While Ralph's is based on possession of the conch, thus implying to
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others who hold the conch a sign of freedom. Although there are many
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factors that can be taken into consideration, what may have mostly
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influenced the boys to change groups, from Ralph's to Jack's, could have
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been interest in a new lifestyle. This is why Jack gets the better half of
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the 2 groups.
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Within the two groups that are formed, relationships occur between the
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main leaders, and the ones they consider the second highest in command. In
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Ralph's case, it is Piggy, and in Jack's, it is Roger.
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"`The Chief and Roger-'
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`-yes Roger-'
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`They hate you, Ralph. They're going to do you.'
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`They're going to hunt you to-morrow.'
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`But why?'
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`I dunno. And Ralph, Jack, the Chief, says it'll be dangerous-'
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`-and we've got to be careful and throw our spears like at a pig.'"(5)
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This quote shows Roger and Jack sharing the same beliefs. Both are
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considered hostile by the twins, who are the main people speaking. Their
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characters throughout the story follow the same outline, as both belong to
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the same choir in the start, and at the end, both hunt and think alike.
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Even though Roger has no point to hate Ralph, as Ralph has done him no
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harm, Roger still finds it in him because of what has happened between
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Ralph and Jack. Together they want to rid Ralph of his power, and take
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control of the island.
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Throughout the novel, they are compared as having the same power in
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hunting, and the same mean streak in them. They never opposed one another
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when Piggy was killed by Roger's hand. They are seen in the reader's eyes
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as both being cold blooded.
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"`You don't know Roger. He's a terror.'
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`-and the Chief-they're both-'
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`-terrors-'"(6)
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This quote emphasizes the fact that both Jack and Roger are feared among
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the others. Both thus have power over their tribe, and can throw commands
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at anyone in the group without problems. Both Jack and Roger have the
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power of never being asked a question about their abilities. The way that
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the quote was stated, also gives the impression that among some of the boys
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Roger is feared more than Jack, their leader.
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Piggy and Ralph share a relationship towards one another throughout the
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novel. From the start it is revealed, as Piggy comes up with the idea for
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Ralph to blow the conch in order to organize the first assembly. As the
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plot makes its way, nearing the end, the others become fed up with the
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Ralph-Piggy relationship.
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"There was a kind of sigh on the platform as if everyone knew what
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was coming. Jack's voice went on, tremulous yet determined, pushing
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against the unco-operative silence.
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`He's like Piggy. He says things like Piggy. He isn't a
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proper chief.'"(7)
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From this, one can notice the hostility in Jack's voice, as he has had
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it with Ralph listening to Piggy's advice.
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Together, Piggy acts as a mind for Ralph. When Ralph is in trouble,
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Piggy usually says something to get Ralph out of the hole he has put
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himself into. This is all well until the point where Jack can no longer
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take this (as shown in the above quote). Piggy, for the first time, gets
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Ralph in trouble for his advice, and eventually is the cause for the loss
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of Ralph's power. Although Ralph's power is lost, he makes no regret on
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listening to Piggy. Ralph's wisdom grows stronger throughout the novel, as
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he realizes that Jack and his tribe are only together because of hunting.
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Together in comparison, Piggy and Ralph's relationship seems to have an
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edge over Jack and Roger's. This is because of the fact that Ralph learned
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important lessons in life from Piggy. There was close to nothing to
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experience in Jack and Roger's relationship. The only things that they had
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in common were their anger, and their terror they brought to others.
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From the above arguments, the fact that Ralph's society is better as a
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whole over Jack's was proven. Ralph's society prevails as the boys stranded
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on the island are saved by smoke signals, which is in fact what his group
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based their main ideas upon. Jack's tribe ended up bringing death to
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others, as they killed and destroyed things, putting no thought into what
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they did.
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Although Ralph's democratic society didn't work out, he still kept them
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together, having no problems to deal with. When the boys changed leaders,
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going to Jack's group, chaos occurred. This thus proves that Ralph's
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democratic society prevails as a more stable environment.
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Ralph and Piggy's relationship could also be given the edge over Jack
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and Roger's, as Ralph had lots to learn at the start, but nearing the end
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of the plot, it all seemed to pay off.
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In any instance, Ralph's society would have been the best route to take,
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as democracy is governed by the people, for the people, and with the
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people.
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ENDNOTES
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1. William Golding, Lord of the Flies. (Queen Square London: Faber
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& Faber, 1954,)P.208.
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2. Ibid., P.139.
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3. Ibid., P.141.
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4. Ibid., P.142.
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5. Ibid., P.208.
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6. Ibid., P.209.
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7. Ibid., P.139.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
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Golding, William. Lord of the Flies. Cox & Tasmen. London: Faber
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& Faber, 1954.
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