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He does it as an expression of feelings of pure pleasure and joy that he is unable to express with words.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 12y agoHe sees it on his way back to what's left of his camp after being attacked by Jack and the hunters. In anger and hatred he knocks it over and uses the stick it was on to fight Jack.
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∙ 14y agoTo quote directly from the book... "But there was a stillness about Ralph as he sat that marked him out: there was his size, and attractive appearence; and most obscurely, yet mosty powerfully, there was the conch. The being that had blown that, had sat waiting for them on the platform with the delicate thing balanced on his knees, was set apart."
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∙ 14y agoRalph seems to have a problem with expressing his feelings in words. Sometimes when he is speaking a 'veil' or a 'curtain' descends in is mind and he loses track of what he is saying. Perhaps he suffers from petit mal epilepsy or perhaps it is a psychological condition resulting from the loss of his mother, at one point in the story Ralph remembers in a daydream a time when 'mummy was still there.' Essentially, perhaps because of his difficulty with words, Ralph understandably expresses his emotions in another much more different manner, by standing on his head to demonstrate the joy and bliss which he can't express in words.
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∙ 14y agoPure and simple joy. The sudden realisation that he is on a beautiful tropical island with a sandy beach and an inviting sea and that there are no adults to stop him from enjoying himself.
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Why would Ralph not be a good chess player Lord of the flies?
Because Ralph doesn't hide his emotions, he expresses them freely. When he is ecstatically happy he stands on his head and when he is angry he loses his temper. Ralph 'wears his heart on his sleeve' for all to see and they know exactly where they stand with him.
Why did the narrator say Ralph would never make a good chess player in the Lord of the Flies?
Because Ralph doesn't hide his emotions, he expresses them freely. When he is ecstatically happy he stands on his head and when he is angry he loses his temper. Ralph 'wears his heart on his sleeve' for all to see and they know exactly where they stand with him.
What does it mean when roger sharpens a stick at both ends for Ralph?
The lord of the flies originally hung on a stick sharpened at both ends. One end in the earth and the other supporting the pig head. Roger intends to do this same thing to Ralph if they kill him, but replacing the pigs head with Ralphs. They dont kill Ralph :)
Where does Ralph get his weapons in Lord of the Flies?
Ralph finds and takes the stick on which the pig's head had been mounted, as an offering to the beast. It is only later, when he uses it as a spear to jab one of the hunting boys, than Ralph realises that the stick has a point at each end. He then knows what Jack's intentions for him are (to mount his own head as an offering to the beast).
What is the curtain in Ralph's mind?
In the book The Lord of the Flies, it is mentioned that a curtain flicks in Ralph's mind. Obviously, there is no actual curtain in Ralph's head; the metaphor is describing what he feels like when he loses his train of thought.
What does Ralph shout when he stand on his head in the lord of the flies?
Ralph shouts "Wacco!" while standing on his head in "Lord of the Flies." This moment is a demonstration of his playful side and desire to maintain a sense of humanity and normalcy amidst the chaos on the island.
Why would Ralph not be a good chess player Lord of the flies?
Because Ralph doesn't hide his emotions, he expresses them freely. When he is ecstatically happy he stands on his head and when he is angry he loses his temper. Ralph 'wears his heart on his sleeve' for all to see and they know exactly where they stand with him.
What now is Ralph's only weapon and how did he get the weapon?
Ralph's only weapon is a spear that once held the Lord of the Flies (the sow's head).
Why did the narrator say Ralph would never make a good chess player in the Lord of the Flies?
Because Ralph doesn't hide his emotions, he expresses them freely. When he is ecstatically happy he stands on his head and when he is angry he loses his temper. Ralph 'wears his heart on his sleeve' for all to see and they know exactly where they stand with him.
Why do horses stand head to tail?
They stand head to tail to help each other swish flies away. They both swing their tails at the other horse's face to discourage flies.
What course of actions does Ralph?
Ralph tries to beat jack to the two sided sharp stick in which the "Lord of the Flies" (sow's head) is mounted upon.
Who was the Lord of the Flies in lord of flies?
It is the pig's head cut off by jack, transformed from a loving pig to a creepy horror. The flies were buzzing around the head, making the pigs head the Lord of the Flies. In other interpretations, Jack is considered to be the Lord of the Flies. The beast is also thought to be the Lord of the Flies.
What now is Ralph only weapon and how did he get that weapon - lord of the flies?
A spear that was left stuck in the pig's head.
What now is Ralph's only weapon and how did he get it in lord of the flies?
It was the stake that the pigs head was on. It's near the end of the book.
When was Ralph Head born?
Ralph Head was born in 1893.
When did Ralph Head die?
Ralph Head died in 1962.
What does it mean when roger sharpens a stick at both ends for Ralph?
The lord of the flies originally hung on a stick sharpened at both ends. One end in the earth and the other supporting the pig head. Roger intends to do this same thing to Ralph if they kill him, but replacing the pigs head with Ralphs. They dont kill Ralph :)
