“‘Where’s the man with the trumpet?’ ‘There is no man with a trumpet. Only me.’” (Golding 20). This was a question asked by a young boy. Along with this, came Ralph’s answer. When looking at power through the marxist lens, in the novel Lord Of The Flies we can see that there are many characters who try to take over while they are stranded on this Island. They start to create a “village” and with every “village” there is one leader. There is one specific quote that shows how the boys got power on the island. “‘Him with the shell. Ralph! Ralph! Let him be chief with the trumpet-thing.’” (Golding 22). When they talk about the shell they mean the conch. In this novel the conch symbolizes the power to speak. Anyone who had the conch had the right
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Who has the attitude to take anything on? Who is brave? “Shut up,” said Ralph absently. He lifted the conch. “Seems to me we ought to have a chief decide things.” (Golding 22). Ralph has a very aggressive attitude. He wants respect from people. Especially from the littluns and Piggy. When the novel starts out we can tell that Ralph comes off very bossy and maybe even as far as unapproachable. He is not a liked character and he tries to run everything throughout the whole novel. In the novel, we are introduced to another character named Jack. Before they crashed on the island Jack was a choir boy. He is now the leader of a group of boys who crashed on the island with him. Throughout the novel Jack bosses everyone around about a fire. Why a fire? Because fires make smoke and if a ship sees smoke they get rescued. “A fire! Make a fire!” at once half the boys were on their feet. Jack clamored among them, the conch forgotten. “Come on! Follow me!” (Golding 38). Jack demands that everyone works to make a fire. He and Ralph relate a lot when it comes to power. We will find in the novel that Jack and Ralph are each other's competition and they end up splitting into two different
Who has the attitude to take anything on? Who is brave? “Shut up,” said Ralph absently. He lifted the conch. “Seems to me we ought to have a chief decide things.” (Golding 22). Ralph has a very aggressive attitude. He wants respect from people. Especially from the littluns and Piggy. When the novel starts out we can tell that Ralph comes off very bossy and maybe even as far as unapproachable. He is not a liked character and he tries to run everything throughout the whole novel. In the novel, we are introduced to another character named Jack. Before they crashed on the island Jack was a choir boy. He is now the leader of a group of boys who crashed on the island with him. Throughout the novel Jack bosses everyone around about a fire. Why a fire? Because fires make smoke and if a ship sees smoke they get rescued. “A fire! Make a fire!” at once half the boys were on their feet. Jack clamored among them, the conch forgotten. “Come on! Follow me!” (Golding 38). Jack demands that everyone works to make a fire. He and Ralph relate a lot when it comes to power. We will find in the novel that Jack and Ralph are each other's competition and they end up splitting into two different