What caused the friction between Ralph and Jack in Lord of the Flies?

Answer 1

Before all else Ralph wants to be rescued and his determination to keep the signal fire lit at all costs is evidence of this. Ralph also feels a sense of responsibility, as the elected chief. He wants to improve living conditions for all the boys by building shelters and using specified toilet locations. He sees the need to maintian order in their lives as a way to avoid their slide into savagery. On the other hand Ralph is also aware of the lure of hunting, bathing and 'playing at savages.'During the journey to find the beast, when he throws his spear at a boar and takes part in the mock hunt of Robert, Ralph feels the attraction of hunting and the need to kill very strongly indeed.

Answer 2

The main source of friction between Ralph and Jack in "Lord of the Flies" was the power struggle over leadership on the island. Ralph, who was chosen as the leader, focused on building shelters and maintaining the signal fire, while Jack wanted to prioritize hunting and the thrill of the hunt. Their contrasting priorities led to disagreements and ultimately a split in the group.

Answer 3

alph begins to realize that he is losing his ability to behave in a civilized manner.The idea that he is slipping into the realm of savagery is what forces him to re-think his current state of being. Perhaps not as severe as the other boys, but enough for him to contemplate the true, hard reality of their situation. His attitude had become jaded because he is fearful for his life, as well as the lives of the other boys. He begins to wonder whether they will ever be rescued at all. After some doubtful thoughts Ralph is able to find the strength within himself to persereve. He hangs onto "life" in his mind so that he can muster the strength to physically survive. In the end Ralph does not throw in the towel, in this sense Ralph demonstrates the heroic qualities that make up the human experience.

Answer 4

Since Jack was the leader of the choir group, he naturally thought he was suppose to be the leader or in some position of leadership. When Ralph got chosen over Jack, he was secretly holding a grudge against Ralph and made many attempts to show the boys how he is more capable of becoming chief by killing a pig and bribing meat to the people. Ralph kinda took hint of this and his anger was further fueled by Jack's foolishness in letting the fire go out when a rescue ship was out within seeing distance from the island just because he wanted to go hunting. Jack and Ralph's ideas of whats more important finally clashed, Jack and his hunting trips or Ralph with his fire

Answer 5

keeping order within the group and getting rescued.

Answer 6

They both fight for power. Jack wants to hunt and has his own responsibilities on making sure the mountain fire is still maintained and Ralph is the one with the shelter.