How Does Golding Present The Conflict In Lord Of The Flies

A central character is the main character or the protagonist in a novel. In Lord of the Flies written by William Golding, Ralph, the central character is faced with many obstacles in the novel. Ralph is a British boy during World War II and the plane gets shot down and the boys become stranded on an island. The group of boys encounter many problems during their duration of being stranded on the island resulting in many disputes between the boys. Ralph, the central character, affects the plot, conflict and characterization in this novel. Golding makes the audience aware of the way Ralph affects the plot in this novel. One way ralph affects the plot is when he kills Simon. He feels very guilty the next morning. Ralph goes to piggy and he tries to rationalize why they did it. Piggy just tells him that they were scared. However, Ralph comes to the realization that being scared was not what caused …show more content…
One of the ways Golding portrays conflict is through Ralph. In the novel, Ralph affects the conflict. The main conflict in the novel is the tension between Ralph, leader and the civilized group, and Jack, leader of the savage group. The first sign of conflict is when Jack and his hunters let the fire die out, causing a ship to pass by without a smoke signal showing. This causes conflict because Ralph is furious that they let this happen allowing the group of boys to miss an opportunity to be rescued. This moment marks the first conflict between the protagonist and the antagonist. Tension is shown in the moment when they are and Jack ends up taking his frustration out on Piggy. “he took a step, and able at last to hit someone, stuck his fist into Piggy’s stomach” (Golding 100). This shows the difference in Jack and Ralph. Ralph knows how to control his frustration and Jack takes his anger out on others. Ralph is in all the major conflicts throughout this