Conflict Between Jack And Ralph In Lord Of The Flies

Throughout the novel, Lord of the Flies, by William Golding, the protagonist, Ralph, has a top priority on the island to try his very best to maintain civilisation and order. Lord of the Flies is based on a group of boys who are stranded on an unknown island while trying to escape from World War II and having to fend for themselves. It’s a major challenge with many conflicts along the way and Ralph decides that the only hope of getting rescued and returning home is if some sort of organisation and sophistication is preserved by everyone on the island. In the beginning of the novel, Ralph is elected as chief on the island which is a great achievement for him as he has the chance to be in control and can accomplish his goals. He comes across a conch shell and immediately takes action by thinking of several ways he can gather the boys together to make being found more quickly. He comes up with an idea that he will,
Piggy and Ralph spot a ship out on the horizon and soon realise that the signal fire is out. This causes an argument between Jack and Ralph once again as it was Jack and his choir’s job to keep the fire going. Ralph says angrily, “‘You and your blood, Jack Merridew! You and your hunting! We might have gone home.”’ (PAGE NUMBER)A meeting is called to discuss further actions to be taken to try and regain some sense of order and civilisation on the island. The boys begin to get caught up in a frenzy while performing Jack’s hunting dance.Simon, one of the most loyal and intelligent boys dies as the children mistakenly see him as the Beast. They kill him and, “At once the crowd surged after it, poured down the rock, leapt onto the beast, screamed, struck, bit, tore.” (169) The boys violently kill Simon and the boys descend into savagery, including Ralph’s lost civility which provides major shock to the