Ralph Flashcards
Ralph
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how is Ralph characterized
Ralph is characterized as athletic and charismatic
Ralph is characterized as athletic and charismatic.
What does Ralph represent in the novel?
Order, civilization, and productive leadership
He is elected leader at the beginning of the novel.
What are Ralph’s initial priorities on the island?
Building huts and maximizing chances of rescue
He contrasts with the other boys who focus on play and fun.
How does Ralph’s power and influence change throughout the novel?
It declines as Jack’s influence rises
Most boys eventually leave Ralph’s group for Jack’s.
What is Ralph’s main wish?
To be rescued and returned to society
This reflects his commitment to civilization and morality.
What moral victory does Ralph achieve at the end of the novel?
He casts the Lord of the Flies to the ground
He takes up the stake to defend himself against Jack’s hunters.
What does Ralph initially find baffling and distasteful?
The hunters chanting and dancing
He struggles to understand their descent into savagery.
What realization does Ralph come to regarding savagery?
Savagery exists within all the boys
He fights against allowing it to overwhelm him.
What does Jackexperience when he hunts a boar for the first time?
Exhilaration and thrill of bloodlust and violence
This marks a turning point in his character.
What tragic event does Ralph participate in?
The killing of Simon
He is swept away by the frenzy at Jack’s feast.
What effect does the knowledge of evil have on Ralph?
It plunges him into listless despair
This knowledge is both tragic and transformative for him.
How does Ralph’s story end?
He is rescued but weeps with the burden of new knowledge
He realizes the human capacity for evil upon seeing the naval officer.
