Chapter five of Lord of the Flies by William Golding is possibly my favorite chapter so far. It was easy to read, and it did not have any super intense vocabulary. The chapter also discussed many great parts of the story that were being pushed to the side to talk about other things. This discussion of leftover matters was brought together by Ralph’s assembly. As Ralph says in the beginning of the chapter, “This meeting must not be fun, but business” (65). Ralph shows immense worry for the group’s structure, and he wants to do something to address the problems. In the story, Ralph is portrayed as a democratic leader, and he is constantly aware of the group’s problems. On the other side of the spectrum, Jack shows a forceful totalitarian leading
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The contrast between Ralph and Jack shows itself more during the assembly in the chapter. It was constantly apparent throughout the book, but I believe it keeps becoming less transparent in the story. In the story, Ralph is shown to be the more clearheaded one. For example, the narrator states, “The trouble was, if you were a chief you had to think, you had to be wise” (67). This contrasts to Jack who keeps showing his carelessness for others and his primal acts of savagery. I believe that since Piggy’s glasses represent judgement, Ralph would come to like Piggy. Perhaps in the future Ralph will show to like Piggy more. Once the assembly starts, if becomes obvious that the group is becoming more barbaric. They are moving away from unified leadership and towards the savage leadership Jack displays. This shows that in their circumstances they would become uncivilized by nature. Piggy proves this once more by saying, “’What are we? Humans? Or animals? Or savages?’” (79). Jack with his hunting group just ignore any ambition to get off the island. All that his group cares about is blood; Ralph says, “’You
The contrast between Ralph and Jack shows itself more during the assembly in the chapter. It was constantly apparent throughout the book, but I believe it keeps becoming less transparent in the story. In the story, Ralph is shown to be the more clearheaded one. For example, the narrator states, “The trouble was, if you were a chief you had to think, you had to be wise” (67). This contrasts to Jack who keeps showing his carelessness for others and his primal acts of savagery. I believe that since Piggy’s glasses represent judgement, Ralph would come to like Piggy. Perhaps in the future Ralph will show to like Piggy more. Once the assembly starts, if becomes obvious that the group is becoming more barbaric. They are moving away from unified leadership and towards the savage leadership Jack displays. This shows that in their circumstances they would become uncivilized by nature. Piggy proves this once more by saying, “’What are we? Humans? Or animals? Or savages?’” (79). Jack with his hunting group just ignore any ambition to get off the island. All that his group cares about is blood; Ralph says, “’You