How Does Ralph Change In Lord Of The Flies

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Ralph is the main character in the novel Lord of the Flies written by William Golding. Throughout the novel he has many trials which has caused his character to evolve. In the first chapter, Ralph is fairly dominant, but throughout the novel he eventually becomes overthrown. His character is also impacted when other characters die. There are many other times when Ralph changes.
In the beginning of the narrative Ralph is voted chief, “ Every hand outside the choir and piggy raised immediately… Ralph counted “ I'm chief then” (27). Then more towards the end in chapter eight Ralph and three others are left at the campsite after jack decides to make his own group with the rest of the boys. This ultimately leads to piggy dieing and samneric being

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