Compare and contrast ralph and Simon. Both seem to be “good” characters. Is there a difference of their goodness? Despite most of the characters turned into barbarians, there are some who stayed headstrong and civilized. Ralph and Simon are two of the “good” characters and both geared towards goodness. Throughout the novel you get a sense of ralph's and Simon's motivation behind being so civilized. Ralph's goodness is like an everyday man trying to keep him and the people around him civilized, by following moral guidelines. This seems intellectual rather than it being instinctive. Whereas Simon goodness come from compassion and ambitious which seems to come naturally. He follows the moral regulations of civilization simply because it’s
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raupls gives off the impression that his goodness and graciousness is learned rather than innate. r5aupl trys very hard to keep his peers civilized, he soon recognizes the unfounded fears are barriers to their survival. "Do all of you see?’ He spread his arms wide and turned to the whole triangle. ‘We’ve got to make smoke up there – or die.” This quote shows how Ralph is attempting to maintain order and civilized behaviour. rauphs seems to have a darker side to him. for example, he gets caught up in the bloodshed during the hunt and dances afterwards. Ralph also shows an enormous amount of leadership when he decides to build huts as a method of survival, while most of the other boys are concerned with playing, having fun, and avoiding work. Ralph is always brainstorming ideas and opportunities to help the group of boys get rescued. In chapter four Ralph and Piggy see a ship far away. They run to the top of the hill to try and spark the signal fire but it is too late and the ship had already passed. This shows how Ralph took the responsibility to run all the way to the top of the hill, just to try and spark the fire, so the boat will see it and rescue them. His main goal is to be rescued, and he tries to do many things to accomplish his goal. this shows you that raup goodness is for the better of others and
raupls gives off the impression that his goodness and graciousness is learned rather than innate. r5aupl trys very hard to keep his peers civilized, he soon recognizes the unfounded fears are barriers to their survival. "Do all of you see?’ He spread his arms wide and turned to the whole triangle. ‘We’ve got to make smoke up there – or die.” This quote shows how Ralph is attempting to maintain order and civilized behaviour. rauphs seems to have a darker side to him. for example, he gets caught up in the bloodshed during the hunt and dances afterwards. Ralph also shows an enormous amount of leadership when he decides to build huts as a method of survival, while most of the other boys are concerned with playing, having fun, and avoiding work. Ralph is always brainstorming ideas and opportunities to help the group of boys get rescued. In chapter four Ralph and Piggy see a ship far away. They run to the top of the hill to try and spark the signal fire but it is too late and the ship had already passed. This shows how Ralph took the responsibility to run all the way to the top of the hill, just to try and spark the fire, so the boat will see it and rescue them. His main goal is to be rescued, and he tries to do many things to accomplish his goal. this shows you that raup goodness is for the better of others and