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Ralph - Quotations

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Quotations About Ralph

Ralph is the protagonist (hero) in Lord of the Flies. He is the first character we meet in the novel and we initially see the island through his eyes.

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"Fighting to get near"

  • “Ralph too was fighting to get near, to get a handful of that brown, vulnerable flesh”.
    • Ralph is one of the boys who was actively fighting to get close to Robert.
    • Golding did this to show that everyone, even the best of us, has evil within and that no one is perfect.
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"The things we did-"

  • “Don’t you understand, Piggy? The things we did-"
    • Despite his actions, Ralph is the only boy who can openly admit that he played a role in Simon’s death.
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"Wept for the end..."

  • “Ralph wept for the end of innocence, the darkness of man’s heart, and the fall through the air of the true, wise friend called Piggy”
    • By the end of the novel, Ralph is the only one left on the side of morality and civility – and he is being hunted by Jack’s tribe, showing that savagery is winning.
    • It is not until the end, when he is about to be murdered himself, that he finally loses all hope.

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5Writing Techniques

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