Comparison And Contrrast Eassy For Lord Of The Flies
Comparison And Contrast Essay For Lord Of The Flies
Compare and Contrast Essay
Ralph and Jack are both strong and important characters in Lord of the Flies, by William Golding. Jack on the other hand is a destructive hunter, selfish, and represents all that is evil. Ralph is an astounding and democratic leader; responsible, and stands for all that is good. These two main characters can be compared and contrasted by the views they have as leaders, their personalities, and what they symbolize in the story.
Both Jack and Ralph spend some time being the chief on the island. Although they have different styles of leadership- authoritarian and democratic- there are some similarities in the way they view how the children on the island should be lead. They both, for one, can focus and find importance in specific priorities. Ralph believed that the fire should be tended to in order for rescue and Jack believes hunting is important for physical survival. Although they did not necessarily agree on this priority they both were able to focus and remain faithful to the task without getting tired of it and giving up. Next, they both find necessity in meanings. Even after Jack demeans all the actions of Ralphs leadership (“He's like Piggy. He says things like Piggy. He isn't a proper chief.” Golding 139), he still finds meetings necessary. Although he uses them to exercise his power and Ralph uses meetings to agree what will benefit everyone on the island. A last similar view they have as leaders is that there is indeed a beast. Both boys are subconsciously scared, although they hide the fear and are determined to kill the beast.
Although Ralph and Jack are extremely different there are still some similarities in their personalities. They both want leadership, you could call them both power-hungry. Jack is hungry for the recognition of being leader and Ralph is hungry to be able to do what he thinks is best for the island. Secondly, they both are adventurous. Jack...
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