Lord of the Flies can mean one of two things, it may mean the demon or it may mean the name of a certain book published in 1954. Lord of the Flies, by William Golding, is a fictional novel which displays a concrete glimpse of human nature as a cluster of adolescent boys were deserted on a minute island. Subsequently, a fair boy by the name of Ralph became the chief of the stranded boys. As chief, Ralph had to make many different decisions for himself and the boys around him. Ralph's internal and external conflicts affected his choices whether it be from blowing a conch, keeping a fire, or witnessing a murder. Ralph's first major choice began with the discovery of the conch after he left the wreckage of the plane and came to the shore of the lagoon. Him and another boy, Piggy, discovered the creamy colored conch within the lagoon, among the weeds. With Ralph's curiosity and Piggy's information of the shell, Ralph
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This fire would create a signal so ongoing ships may see the smoke and rescue the young boys. While all the children wanted to be rescued, Ralph was the one who had the most hope since "[his father] was a commander in the Navy...who'd come rescue [them]" (Golding 9). On the other hand. it was a game to the other boys as they scrambled up the mountain to collect as much wood as possible. Ralph's mistake was when he followed the rest of the boys' recklessness rather than consider the possible outcomes. Instead, all the boys and Ralph ignited the fire and "found they were exhausted... and panting like dogs" (Golding 47). This was the time when they really began to consult about their newfound problems such as how they would keep the fire burning. If only Ralph was able to control the children instead of following their recklessness, they may have been rescued before something happened to
This fire would create a signal so ongoing ships may see the smoke and rescue the young boys. While all the children wanted to be rescued, Ralph was the one who had the most hope since "[his father] was a commander in the Navy...who'd come rescue [them]" (Golding 9). On the other hand. it was a game to the other boys as they scrambled up the mountain to collect as much wood as possible. Ralph's mistake was when he followed the rest of the boys' recklessness rather than consider the possible outcomes. Instead, all the boys and Ralph ignited the fire and "found they were exhausted... and panting like dogs" (Golding 47). This was the time when they really began to consult about their newfound problems such as how they would keep the fire burning. If only Ralph was able to control the children instead of following their recklessness, they may have been rescued before something happened to