What are the similarities and differences of Ralph and Jack in Lord of the Flies?

Answer 1

Ralph and Jack are both of a similar age and they are probably the two biggest and tallest boys on the island. Both boys seem incisive and like to put into action any decision which has been reached as soon as possible. Both boys seem able to command repect and support. They differ in the ways in which they gain support, their leadership styles and the goals which they wish to acheive. Ralph believes in leadership by example and by a concensus of opinion. He organises meetings, where joint decision are reached, and he is prepared to work, building huts and carrying firewood, alongside the other boys. Ralph's stated aims are to get rescued and also to have fun. In the meantime he feels a sense of social responsiblity towards the littluns and sees the need to prepare for less favourable conditions, by building shelters and collecting water to be placed close to the shelters. Jack, in contrast, thinks he alone should rule. He thinks that some people should know when to leave decisions to those more capable of making them, namely himself. Jack expects the others to carry out his commands immediately and without discussion, under the threat of physical punishment. Jack is more than happy to sit enthroned while others carrry out his orders. Jack essentially has one aim in life and that is to impose his will on others, whether they be pigs or other boys, he feels superior to them all and feels they are only there to serve whatever purpose he chooses for them.

Answer 2

Hey this is Kai,

The differences between the boys are that jack is savage, mean, has leadership qualities, represents Dictatorship, he has no regard for others, he is also arrogant, strategist, careless, destructive, fixated on hunting, uses fear from the beastie to his advantage, he is also manipulative.

Ralph is civilized, democratic, mature, authoritive, he cares, worries, self-concious, weak leader.

They both posses leadership qualities, both want control, and are both neive........jack uses inscint gradification.................well your welcome.........bye

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I appologize because I've just started reading this book and don't know much about it.

But I wanted to know the answer to this question myself.

That's a good answer, but the problem is that it didn't answer the question. What is the difference between Jack and *Simon*. So.. Please update that.

Answer 3

Simon is a quite boy who keeps to himself a lot. Simon is happy to pick ripe fruit for the littluns who are unable to reach it. He admires Ralph and is happy to help him build shelters and is also happy to run an errand for Ralph, through the darkening jungle when the rest of the boys are scared of the prospect. Simon thinks a lot and seems to have realised, along with Ralph, that the beast is simply part of themselves and not some sort of creature, as most of the other boys believe. Simon faints on occasion and also seems to suffer from epilepsy, which would account for his imagined conversation with the Lord of the Flies, his nose bleed and subsequent collapse. The need to avoid being seen while experiencing an epileptic fit would also account for Simon's desire to spend time alone in his 'secret place.'

Answer 4

Simon is a quite boy who keeps to himself a lot. He is in the disputed area between biguns and littluns, so he is probably around 8, 9 or 10. He is described as being a skinny, vivid little boy with a pointed chin, a mop of straight black hair and bright eyes that had deceived Ralph into thinking him delightfully gay and wicked. Simon is happy to pick ripe fruit for the littluns who are unable to reach it. He admires Ralph and is happy to help him build shelters and is also happy to run an errand for Ralph, through the darkening jungle when the rest of the boys are scared of the prospect. Simon thinks a lot and seems to have realised, along with Ralph, that the beast is simply part of themselves and not some sort of creature, as most of the other boys believe. Simon faints on occasion and also seems to suffer from epilepsy, which would account for his imagined conversation with the Lord of the Flies, his nose bleed and subsequent collapse. The need to avoid being seen while experiencing an epileptic fit would also account for Simon's desire to spend time alone in his 'secret place.'

Answer 5

The littlun with the mulberry coloured birthmark on his face was never seen again after the fire goes out of control, at the end of chapter 2. Presumably he died in the fire but the real cause of his death was negligence. None of the biguns bothered to make certain that the littluns were safe, they simply left the littluns to their own devices. No one even bothered to count how many littluns there were. The boys avoided responsibility for the incident by quickly 'forgetting' about it and never mentioning it again. The first definite death was when Simon was killed in a frenzied attack, when he was mistaken for the beast. This was a collective killing done by all of the boys while they were in an over excited state. After his death most of the boys managed to find excuses such as; they weren't there, it was Simon's own fault for creeping around in the dark, it wasn't Simon at all it was the beast in disguise. Only Ralph owned up to himself and to Piggy that the deed was murder and that he had taken part in it. Ralph had felt the desire to hurt and kill during the pretend pig hunt with Robert playing the part of the pig. He realised that Simon's death was something similar only this time it had gone much much further. Piggy's death was done in broad daylight by Roger who knew exactly what was likely to happen when he released the boulder but he simply didn't care. Roger had the power to do something, he wanted to do it and there was nobody to stop him. It was murder done on impulse. The intended hunting and killing of Ralph, if successful, would have been premeditated murder. If Ralph had been killed the likely next killing would have been done simply for fun. It would probably have been the hunting of a littlun once they killed all the pigs on the island. At some point the torturing to death of someone who Jack or Roger had taken a dislike to was likely to happen. It would have served as a demonstration of Jack and Roger's power, as a warning to the other boys and also as a source of sadistic pleasure for Roger.

Answer 6

Jack and Simon are both members of the private school choir, (with Jack as the Captain) and they work together the majority of the time, but Simon also helps out Ralph. Eventually, Jack will form his own tribe against Ralph.

Answer 7

Ralph and Jack are both depicted as natural leaders in "Lord of the Flies," but they have different leadership styles. Ralph focuses on order, reason, and the common good of the group, while Jack is more focused on power, control, and satisfying his own desires. Both characters struggle with their internal conflicts and the pressures of survival, but Ralph maintains a sense of morality and civility, while Jack descends into savagery.

Answer 8

he resembles a bully