Ralph And Jack Arguments

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The arguments between Ralph and Jack played a big role in the societal breakdown of the kids on the island. Right off from the beginning those two argue about being chief. That was just the beginning though they argued through the whole about various things. There fights led to violence as shown through out the book. An example of the violence coming from a fight is one that took place on top of the mountain and they argued about why Jack let the fire out and Jack punched Piggy in the eye. Those two split the group of kids on the island because of their arguments because it led to the kids taking sides, witch led ultimately to violence. The biggest fight they had that lead to the societal breakdown was at the end of the book. Jack and Ralph

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