Ralph Flashcards
initially ralph is presented as… (ch1)
powerful
complete the quote : ‘…under the palms’
‘boomed..’
finish the quote : ‘spread through the…
…intricacies of the forest’
finish the quote : ‘the birds…
…cried’
finish the quote : ‘echoed back from the…
…pink granite of the mountain’
finish the quote : ‘bird clamour and…
…echoes ringing’
finish the quote : ‘flung themselves…
…down’
finish the quote : ‘lay…
…grinning and panting’
finish the quote : ‘grinning and…
…panting at Ralph’
finish the quote : ‘at Ralph…
…like dogs’
finish the quote : ‘most powerfully there was…
….the conch’
finish the quote : ‘small animals…
…scuttered’
finish the quote : ‘clouds of…
…birds rose from the treetops’
initially ralph is presented through (ch1+2+3)
his interactions with Jack
finish the quote : ‘‘come and…
…join in’
finish the quote : ‘all you talk about is…
…pig, pig, pig’
finish the quote : ‘I was talking about…
…smoke’
finish the quote : ‘the choir..
…belongs to you, of course’
finish the quote : ‘smiled at each other…
….with shy liking’
finish the quote : ‘together…
…joined in effort’
complete the quote : ‘…was audible’
‘antagonism…’
initially ralph is presented as…(ch1)
angelic
finish the quote : ‘eyes that…
…proclaimed no devil’
finish the quote : ‘golden light…
…danced and shattered just over his face’
finish the quote : ‘a blur of..
…sunlight was crawling across his hair’
finish the quote : ‘golden…
…body’
ralph is also presented as (ch4,5,6)
powerful
finish the quote : ‘because…
….Ralph blew it’
finish the quote : ‘struck them…
…into silence’
finish the quote : ‘ralph…
..asserted his chieftanship’
finish the quote : ‘one by…
…one, they halted’
finish the quote : ‘stood…
…watching him’
finish the quote : ‘Ralph…
…overrode them’
finish the quote : ‘I’m…
…chief’
finish the quote : ‘Don’t…
…argue’
ralph is also presented as a….(ch5)
symbol of democracy/democratic
finish the quote : ‘moved the…
..conch gently’
finish the quote : ‘laid the…
…conch on the trunk beside him’
finish the quote : ‘you’re breaking…
…the rules’
finish the quote : ‘the rules are…
..the only thing we’ve got’
ralph is also presented as…(ch4+7)
a savage
finish the quote : ‘gnawed it…
…like a wolf’
finish the quote : ‘he felt the…
..need of a witness’
finish the quote : ‘talked on…
…excitedly’
finish the quote : ‘entered…
…into the play’
finish the quote : ‘fighting…
…to get near’
finish the quote : ‘get a handful of…
…that brown, vulnerable flesh’
finish the quote : ‘desire to…
..squeeze and hurt was ovemastering’
finish the quote : ‘just a…
…game’
ralph is revealed to be…
weak and vulnerable
finish the quote : ‘I’ll blow the conch said…
..Ralph breathlessly’
finish the quote : ‘cradling the..
….conch rocked to and fro’
finish the quote : ‘ralph…
…stumbled’
finish the quote : ‘screams became….
..continuous and foaming’
finish the quote : ‘little…
…scarecrow’
What is the Freudian reading for Ralph?
he is ego
he can be superego and id
What is the biblical allegory for Ralph?
original sin ; he involves in savagery but remains most civilized
What is the political allegory for Ralph?
symbolises liberalism and democracy
