Lord of the Flies: Analyze a Passage
The world, that understandable and lawful world, was slipping away. Once there was this and that; and now--and the ship had gone. [... Jack refusing to give Piggy the floor when he has the conch...]
"The rules!" shouted Ralph. "You're breaking the rules!"
"Who cares?"
Ralph summoned his wits.
"Because the rules are the only thing we've got!"
But Jack was shouting against him.
"Bollocks to the rules! We're strong--we hunt! If there's a beast, we'll hunt it down! We'll close in and beat and beat and beat--!" (pg. 91)
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This passage reveals many traits and aspects of the boys. This passage shows that Jack is a savage. he doesn't care about the rules and the conch; he only cares about hunting and killing. This is one of the early signs of Jack becoming a savage and fighting with Ralph. On the other hand, this excerpt shows that Ralph is civilized and cares about the rules. Before this, there was a ship passing bye the island, and Ralph wanted to be saved. They missed the ship, so Ralph was angered a Jack. This shows that Ralph really cares about getting saved and going back home.
Another idea we can take away from this passage is the early signs of changing leadership roles. Ralph was the decide leader from the beginning; even jack voted for him. Now, even though Ralph is saying the rules matter, Jack is trying to trump him and say that rules indeed don't matter. Jack's actions has led everyone to think he is a savage and power-hungry. If Jack was in power, he would just hunt and kill, and the whole island would be a mess.
"The rules!" shouted Ralph. "You're breaking the rules!"
"Who cares?"
Ralph summoned his wits.
"Because the rules are the only thing we've got!"
But Jack was shouting against him.
"Bollocks to the rules! We're strong--we hunt! If there's a beast, we'll hunt it down! We'll close in and beat and beat and beat--!" (pg. 91)
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This passage reveals many traits and aspects of the boys. This passage shows that Jack is a savage. he doesn't care about the rules and the conch; he only cares about hunting and killing. This is one of the early signs of Jack becoming a savage and fighting with Ralph. On the other hand, this excerpt shows that Ralph is civilized and cares about the rules. Before this, there was a ship passing bye the island, and Ralph wanted to be saved. They missed the ship, so Ralph was angered a Jack. This shows that Ralph really cares about getting saved and going back home.
Another idea we can take away from this passage is the early signs of changing leadership roles. Ralph was the decide leader from the beginning; even jack voted for him. Now, even though Ralph is saying the rules matter, Jack is trying to trump him and say that rules indeed don't matter. Jack's actions has led everyone to think he is a savage and power-hungry. If Jack was in power, he would just hunt and kill, and the whole island would be a mess.
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