Fair Boy In Lord Of The Flies

Initially, Ralph, the first character Goulding introduces, is describes as an innocent boy who is distant from adulthood and maturity. He is characterized as the "fair boy" (Page 1), who is the stereotypical "perfect child" due to his blemish-free skin, blue eyes and blond hair. The author uses the term "fair boy" as a technique to manipulate an image of Ralph's innocence within the audience - optimistic,oblivious, and vulnerable. It demonstrates to the readers a feeling for his position on the scale of development and maturation. Ralph's childlike innocence is further inferred when he states his father is "a commander in the Navy... When he get leaves, he'll come and rescue us." This represents his incapability of grasping the situation he is in realistically and
Ralph was able to establish a source of confidence in the boys, encouraging them to be civilized and not to let their hope fade. He establishes a list of chores they'd need to complete such as building a shelter and keeping the fire alive. This exemplifies Ralph's natural leadership and guidance attributes that got him elected in the first place. They were able to setup a democracy-like government by using the conch to express themselves, allowing everyone and anyone to speak. It would seem all is well, however when Ralph was elected instead of Jack, he expressed zealously and humiliation evidential in the quote," the freckles on Jack’s face disappeared under a blush of mortification."Although it was temporarily resolved with Ralph allowing jack to be the head hunter, it was the spark of a underlying dark force that will threaten their unity and harmony. This event was the root of the "beast" sightings when the littl'un "spotted" the