Ralph In William Golding's Lord Of The Flies

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The first reasons why the boy’s are breaking down, is that Ralph in the beginning, wasn’t giving the tribe boys enough positive reinforcement; because if this necessity is given to the tribe members, then the boys will internally feel much motivated with their work towards their tribe. In the allegory Lord of the Flies, Ralph is known as a respectful and well going leader, however what he lacks is the responsibility to keep all the boys in the tribe feel more positive due to their survival efforts.
Consequently, Ralph as the leader of the group lacks some necessary qualities as a reinforcer, Jack on the other hand displayed many negative reinforcement towards the tribe; for example, arguing with Ralph with the whole leader meeting was negative

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