William Golding's Lord Of The Flies: Character Analysis

First, Ralph changes in the way he thinks from the beginning to the end of the book. When Ralph arrives on the island his state of mind is more excited about the adventure of the island. He also likes the idea of not having grown-ups and the boys can make their own rules about things. Ralph has an idea that they all catch onto quickly when he says, “Seems to me we ought to have a chief to decide things.”(Golding 22). He then starts to realize what happens when nobody wants to follow the rules and do whatever they want. Ralph says that, “The fire’s the most important thing. Without the fire we can’t be rescued.” (Golding 199). His idea and mindset until the end is keeping the fire going. Ralph knows at the end that it wasn’t all fun and games