Lord Of The Flies Chief Quotes

“Let him be the chief, the one with the trumpet thing”. The kids on the island had to choose a chief, someone who would help them if needed, someone who is brave and caring. Their options were either Jack or Ralph. To begin with, Jack was a strict leader; he would force the kids to wear their uniforms and listen to him. Granted, he thought that he was always right and demanded the kids to obey him and respect him. As time passes by, he changes from a civilized person to a total and complete savage. However, Ralph, on the other hand, was more polite; he was civilized and responsible. He gave the kids, specially the small ones hope of being rescued. Since he was holding the conch, everyone felt that he would be a strong and empowering leader.

Furthermore, he made these rules to keep the boys civilized on the island. The conch represents the power of speech, the ability to speak without being interrupted, meaning that the boys had to listen to each other even though they disagreed. He clearly had authority over the boys since they listened to the orders that he gave; they showed a sense of civility by listening to him. (chapter 2 page 31). “We can help them find us. If a ship comes near the island, they may not notice us. So we must make smoke on top of the mountain. We must make fire”. Ralph is a wise leader, since he listens to what his tribe says and gathers the best ideas. In other words he feels like he is in charge of the kids on the island, and they see him as an elder whom they can trust. For Instance, he always thinks before he does an action and looks after his tribe. When they heard Ralphs idea of making the fire, they started cheering and went towards the highest point of the island. Soon after, when they were on top of the mountain, they realized that they had to go back down to get

You remember the meeting? How everyone was going to work hard to build the shelters until they were finished? Ralph was tired of the situation that he was in. Although true, him and Simon were mostly working alone all day; since the morning, they accomplished building two shelters that were in position, but shaky. Meanwhile, he was talking to Jack, saying that if he blew the conch, everyone would start running towards the assembly. Even though Ralph accredit jobs for his tribe, no one would listen to him. The littluns would avoid him, and the biguns wouldn’t mind him; they would talk about serious thoughts but do very little. Jack, rather, was hunting for pigs. He was becoming more viscous every time he went hunting; Conversely, he was trying to tell Ralph that they had no meat, but, nothing was as important to Ralph as the shelters. (chapter 3 page 51). “They let the bloody fire out”. Ralph, and his tribe, including Piggy, were minding their own business when they suddenly see smoke. At first sight, they weren't sure if what they saw was true, but, after a minute or so, they discovered that it was a ship. Ralph, unanticipated, ran towards the fire; he was shocked when he perceived that there was no smoke coming out of their fire. Furious, he went down to meet with the others, facing Jack and the others went hunting instead of watching the fire. He tried to warn the boys that they are moving away from their civility and manners; nevertheless, no