Chapter 6 and 7
How do the other boys
feel about Ralph/Jack conflict? How does this illustrate group mentality and
barbarism?
The
other boys are starting to lose their respect for Ralph as a leader. When the
hunters go look for the beastie and they find the big rocks. They immediately
want to abandon the search and create a fort or a “castle”. Ralph is the one
who calls them back to reality and ensures that they maintain their attention
on the task at hand. Jack wants to stay and build a fort as well and therefore
challenges Ralph’s leadership. The
hunting party then goes on and continues to look for the beastie. At this point
the hunters have lost some of the admiration they previously had for Ralph or
“the boy with the conch” for going against their wishes.
Later
all the boys are hungry and they find a pig but don’t manage to catch it.
Although, Ralph feels very proud of himself for injuring the pig the hunters
praise goes to Jack who injured himself while trying to catch the pig.
Through
these examples we see that the boys have lost their sense of civilization and
now rely on savagery. Therefore, the boy who is showing the better traits after
this change in the group’s mentality is Jack.
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