Ralph

Question 1

“This is our island. It’s a ——- island. Until the ——- —- come fetch us, we’ll have —-.”

Answer 1

“This is our island. It’s a good island. Until the grown ups come fetch us, we’ll have fun.”

Question 2

“You let the —- out!” [Repeated]

Answer 2

“You let the fire out!” [Repeated]

Question 3

“I’m —————-. Of us. I want to go
——-. O God I want to go ——-.”

Answer 3

“I’m frightened. Of us. I want to go home. O God I want to go home.”

Question 4

How are they presented? Why?

Answer 4

Fun, Leader, Innocent, Attractive, Athletic, Good

Mature, Desperate, Alone, Aware, Fearful, Quick-witted

Question 5

What is their purpose within the text? Why?

Answer 5

Ralph is the primary representative of democracy based leadership and civililisation, and he sustains these values throughout the length of the book, despite him having to continually fighting against his own, growing, savage insincts.

Question 6

What do we learn of their relationships?