Ralph Lord Of The Flies Comparison Essay

Ralph and Jack at first started as friends but as time went on and feelings changed, they began to despise and envy each other over greed and power which soon destroyed themselves and later the entire island. Both of them wanted power but they each had different views of handling it when it was given to them. Neither knew what to do in their situations of power so their "empires" collided and crumbled quickly.

Ralph has a representation of a responsible leader and an aura of civilization and tranquility. He organizes assemblies, creates rules, and quickly matures on the island by expressively talking about responsibility and leadership. Ralph as a leader, to the whole group of stranded kids keeps them organized by giving them an occupation that will benefit them all. The boys at first want to be told what to do to feel civil or fulfilled while on the island but then after awhile they want to have "fun" and become easily tempted by Jack. Ralph tries hard to establish some kind of working order. He truly is respectful of most of the boys. As

He represents savagery and corruption in the book, by the way his civility is canceled out by the bloodlust of hunting. Jack learns that ruling by fear is much more effective than leading through consensus. He also learns to use his aggression and rank of hunter to give and withhold when it benefits him for example, giving meat to Ralph after a hunter. Jack’s craving for hunting leads him to forget about being rescued. “Jack had to think for a moment before he could remember what rescue was. “Rescue? Yes, of course! All the same, I’d like to catch a pig first-.” (Page 58) This starts to show how Jack falls off the civil side and enters the state of savagery. He believes the boys should have fun and do whatever they want and that they should forget about civilization. Jack uses his authority to produce a fascist, hostile environment where he controls the doings of his