Ralph And Jack In William Golding's Lord Of The Flies

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The characters Ralph and Jack are different in the way they lead. Jack could be described as violent, harmful, and uncommunicative whereas Ralph could be described as a trustworthy, equal, and communicative leader. For example, Jack demonstrates harmful language towards Piggy when Ralph and Jack came back from the mountain where they went to discover the mysterious bulge that was claimed to be the beast. Piggy kept asking questions about the beast and about their safety but Jack snapped at him. “...Ralph jerked away from him and walked a few paces along the beach. Jack was kneeling and drawing a circular pattern in the sand with his forefinger, Piggy’s voice came to them hushed, ‘Are you sure? Really?’. ‘Go up and see,’ said Jack contemptuously,

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