Even though Both Jem and Ralph acquire a new alien set of values, does Ralph do a
superior job to Jem in maturing? While Ralph acquires these characteristics in only months, it
takes Jem 3 years. Jem is never forced to make hard decisions, and receives plenty of advice
from family, friends, and neighbors; however, Ralph is forced to make difficult decisions, some
dealing with the death of a friend, without any help or advice. Even though Jem's situation is
disturbing, it seems gentle and civilized when compared to Ralph's deadly, barbaric situation.
Though Ralph and Jem both become more responsible, discerning, and mature, Ralph is forced
to acquire these characteristics faster and superior than Jem because of Ralph's barbaric
situation.
Jem and …show more content…
For instance, he worries more about whether or not he and the other boys will be rescued from the island, and comes up with the brilliant plan of starting a
smoke signal: “Any day there may be a ship out there-and if we have a signal going, they'll
come take us off.” (p.42, Lord of The Flies, William Golding). He also starts sending the other
boys out to look for food, and starts creating huts for shelter at night.
Ralph and Jem both mature, they both acquire new characteristics, but, Ralph does a
superior job of maturing. Ralph matures superior than Jem for 1 main reasons: situation. The
situation is a group of boys have crash landed on an island in the middle of the sea with no
adults, food, or any forms of communication, these are just some reasons for Ralph's maturing
being superior. He shows responsibility taking care of the Young uns (The boy's term for the
smaller children, all around age 6) He steps up to be leader, and shows discernment by knowing
that the right thing to do is collect food, find shelter, survive, try and get help rather than
playing around all day like the other boys do. While Jem's situation does involve death and
superior job to Jem in maturing? While Ralph acquires these characteristics in only months, it
takes Jem 3 years. Jem is never forced to make hard decisions, and receives plenty of advice
from family, friends, and neighbors; however, Ralph is forced to make difficult decisions, some
dealing with the death of a friend, without any help or advice. Even though Jem's situation is
disturbing, it seems gentle and civilized when compared to Ralph's deadly, barbaric situation.
Though Ralph and Jem both become more responsible, discerning, and mature, Ralph is forced
to acquire these characteristics faster and superior than Jem because of Ralph's barbaric
situation.
Jem and …show more content…
For instance, he worries more about whether or not he and the other boys will be rescued from the island, and comes up with the brilliant plan of starting a
smoke signal: “Any day there may be a ship out there-and if we have a signal going, they'll
come take us off.” (p.42, Lord of The Flies, William Golding). He also starts sending the other
boys out to look for food, and starts creating huts for shelter at night.
Ralph and Jem both mature, they both acquire new characteristics, but, Ralph does a
superior job of maturing. Ralph matures superior than Jem for 1 main reasons: situation. The
situation is a group of boys have crash landed on an island in the middle of the sea with no
adults, food, or any forms of communication, these are just some reasons for Ralph's maturing
being superior. He shows responsibility taking care of the Young uns (The boy's term for the
smaller children, all around age 6) He steps up to be leader, and shows discernment by knowing
that the right thing to do is collect food, find shelter, survive, try and get help rather than
playing around all day like the other boys do. While Jem's situation does involve death and