KelsiInman Kim5 English9 25March2013 CompareandContrast

CompetitionofLeadership

Wewanttoberescuedandofcourseweshallberescued.InWilliamGoldingsnovelThe LordoftheFlies,aplanecrashesonanislandandschoolboysarestranded.Outofallthemonly2 boyswillfightforleadershipofthegroup.EventuallytheboyssplitintoJackssavagelytribeorRalphs hopefultribe. Throughoutthenoveltheboyslookschangedrastically.InthebeginningJackwastheleaderof thechoirwhowerelaterrenamedthehunters.Theyallworematchingblackcloaksandcaps.Their bodiesfromthroattoankle,werehiddenbyblackcloaks,whichborealongsilvercrossontheleft breast,andeachneckwasfinishedoffwithahambonefrill.(Golding19).Hehadtheabilitytolead butinthewrongdirectionandverybossy.RalphwasjustthesimpleschoolboywithPiggyashis sidekick.Asthestorycontinues,Jackbecomesmoreaggressiveandsavagely.Hepaintshisfacesohe doesntfeelvulnerablebutapowerfulkiller.RalphcontinuestolookthesamebutMotherNaturegoes on.Hishairgrowslonger,skingetsdarkerfromthesun,andhegrowsmorematureaboutleadingthe others.Thoughhehadtakenoffhisschoolsweaterandtraileditnowfromonehand,hisgreyshirt stucktohim(17).

Inman2 Thewaytheboysareviewedasleaderfromtheotherboysdiffersgreatly.Onlythesavages refertoJackasthechief.PiggyontheotherhandisconvincedthatifJackwerethetrueleader,allthe boyswoulddieforsure.IfJackwaschiefhedhaveallballhuntingandnofire.Wedbeheretillwe died.(93).SomeboysbelievethatifJackgetsaholdofRalphthathedkillhimforsure.Ralphonthe otherhandismistakenascontrollingandbossy,eventhoughheisonlytryingtogettheboysoffthe islandassoonaspossible. Imchief.Wevegotomakecertain.Cantyouseethemountain?Theresnosignal showing.Theremaybeashipoutthere.Areyoualloffyourrockers?(108). RalphdiffersgreatlyfromJackinactions.Ralphismoreofadramafree,hardworkingperson. Hespendstheentirenoveltryingtofigureoutawayforhimandtheboystogetofftheisland.Hetries tobemoreofafatherlyfigureintheboyslifebytryingtoleadthemintherightdirection,butsomeget confusedandstartheadingtoJack.Igaveyoufood,saidJack,andmyhunterswillprotectyoufrom thebeast.Whowilljoinmytribe?(150).Jackisabloodthirsty,vicioussavage.Asthenovelcontinues hegrowsmoreadaptedtothethoughtofbloodandkilling.Inthebeginninghecouldnthandlethe thoughtofbloodatall.Nowwithhispaintedface,hehasforgottenaboutallofhisemotionsand feelings,becomingamurderoussavageforsomeoneorsomething. Jackplannedhisnewface.Hemadeonecheekandeyesocketwhite,thenherubbedredover theotherhalfofhisfaceandslashedablackbarofcharcoalacrossfromrighteartoleftjaw.Helooked upIthepoolforhisreflectionbuthisbreathingtroubledthemirror.(63). Inman3

Theboysareeventuallysavedbyanavalofficerafterthesavageswereontheruntocatchand killRalph,butthetensionsstillremainwiththeboys.Theywillneverforgetaboutwhathappened,and whatcouldvehappenedifthingshadgottenevenmoreoutofhand.Thesavageswillremainsavages, andthehopefulswillremainhopefulbutmostlikelyendupdefeatedandhelpless.