Lord of The Flies- RALPH

Question 1

what is Ralph described as in Chapter 1, juxtaposing with Piggy?

Answer 1

• “fair boy”- connotations of angelic and purity
• “fat boy”- ugly

Question 2

how did Ralph touch the palm trunk in Chapter 1?

Answer 2

• “patted the palm trunk softly”
• juxtaposing with Jack later on in the chapter

Question 3

what did the little’uns say to elect Ralph in Chapter 1?

Answer 3

• “him with the shell thingy”
• Ralph associated with democracy from the beginning

Question 4

“hands……”
“hold the…..”
“won’t be…”

Answer 4

CHAPTER 2
- “hands up like at school”
- “hold the conch when speaking”
- “won’t be interrupted, except by me”
- Ralph taking control

Question 5

what does the fire in Chapter 2 symbolise for Ralph?

Answer 5

hope + salvation

Question 6

“we want…”

Answer 6

CHAPTER 3
- “we want shelters”
- Ralph and Jack are lighting over meat and shelters
- Juxtaposition between both of them
- Ralph symbolising salvation

Question 7

what is Ralph lost in in chapter 5?

Answer 7

lost in a “maze of thoughts”

Question 8

“I can’t think….”

Answer 8

CHAPTER 5
- “I can’t think. Not like Piggy”
- recognising Piggy’s intelligence

Question 9

“the desire to…”

Answer 9

CHAPTER 7
- Ralph finds the “desire to squeeze and hurt…overmastering”
- Ralph is becoming like Jack

Question 10

what does Ralph dismiss the hunters as in chapter 8?

Answer 10

• “boy armed with sticks”
• this is similar with the naval officer at the end of the novel
• shows Ralph has more of an adult, mature point of view

Question 11

“That was…”

Answer 11

CHAPTER 10
- Ralph is taking responsibility for Simon’s death
- “That was murder.”

Question 12

Ralph leads Piggy “like a …. “ too Castle rock in Chapter 11:

Answer 12

“like a dog”

Question 13

In chapter 12, Ralph:

Answer 13

“wept for the end of innocent, the darkness of man’s heart, and the fall through the air of the true, wise friend called Piggy”