Ralph: "Leader" of the group at first, he is good looking, likeable, and persuasive. He doesn't really want to be leader (Piggy nominates him), but he accepts the role and gets upset when people will not listen to him. He still wants to have fun (goes on a pig hunt with Jack's hunters), but he also sees the necessity of keeping a signal fire going to be rescued.
Jack: Leader of the choir, Jack first accepts Ralph as the leader, but secretly wants to be leader. He slowly convinces the other boys to follow him through the promise of fun and adventure, protection from the monsters for the Littluns and through the wrath of Roger, his "muscle." He eventually convinces everyone but Piggy, Ralph, and a few others to join his tribe on the far "castle rock" end of the island, and forces others (Sam 'n Eric) to join him.
Conflicts:
1) Society (as portrayed by Raplh and Piggy - "rules, we've got to have rules!") and barbarianism (as portrayed by Jack and the Hunters - "who cares about the fire? We've got MEAT!") - for Psychology students, this is called the Superego (Piggy) vs the Ego (Ralph) vs the ID (Jack)
2) Fear of the unknown - the kids think vines are monsters; they think the parachute guy is a Beast (and kill Simon for it)
3) Who should lead: shown through Sam'nEric who feel Ralph should, yet rat him out to Jack after Jack has forced them to join
4) Basic survival: collecting fruits and such, killing the pigs, choosing bathroom sites far from the drinking water, and fire started by Piggy's glasses
5) Simon's conflict between reality and fantasy: He is obviously sufferring from dehydration (dry mouth explained in the story) and thinks the Lord of the Flies is talking to him - even think she (yes, the LOTF is a sow head) takes him into her mouth.
2007-03-12 14:30:44
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answered by blakesleefam 4
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