Ralph characterizes the civilization of the island. He uses his influence for the benefit of the people, especially to look after the "littluns." The littluns symbolize the people regulated by a government. In their case, the "bigguns," take advantage of the little ones and soon overlook them entirely. Ralph is the charismatic, athletic central character of Lord of the Flies. Voted the chief of the boys at the start of the novel, Ralph is the prime representative of order, society, and productive leadership in the novel. Whereas most of the other boys at first are concerned with having fun, avoiding work, and playing, Ralph sets about constructing shelter and thinking of ways to boost their chances of getting off the island. For this reason, Ralph's control and authority over the other boys are safe at the beginning of the novel. However, as the group steadily yields to savage nature over the course of the book, Ralph's position declines sharply while Jack's rises. Eventually, most of the boys except Piggy leave Ralph's group for Jack's, leaving Ralph without help to be hunted by Jack's tribe. Ralph's commitment to civilization and morality is deep-seated, and his main wish is to be rescued and come back to
Ralph characterizes the civilization of the island. He uses his influence for the benefit of the people, especially to look after the "littluns." The littluns symbolize the people regulated by a government. In their case, the "bigguns," take advantage of the little ones and soon overlook them entirely. Ralph is the charismatic, athletic central character of Lord of the Flies. Voted the chief of the boys at the start of the novel, Ralph is the prime representative of order, society, and productive leadership in the novel. Whereas most of the other boys at first are concerned with having fun, avoiding work, and playing, Ralph sets about constructing shelter and thinking of ways to boost their chances of getting off the island. For this reason, Ralph's control and authority over the other boys are safe at the beginning of the novel. However, as the group steadily yields to savage nature over the course of the book, Ralph's position declines sharply while Jack's rises. Eventually, most of the boys except Piggy leave Ralph's group for Jack's, leaving Ralph without help to be hunted by Jack's tribe. Ralph's commitment to civilization and morality is deep-seated, and his main wish is to be rescued and come back to