Although he is quite typical of a 12-year-old boy, Ralph also displays flashes of maturity and common sense which make him seem older. He has qualities of natural leadership such as bravery ...

He hesitated for a moment, then spoke again. What's your name?" "Ralph." The fat boy waited to be asked his name in turn but this proffer of acquaintance was not made; the fair boy called Ralph ...

Jack was on his feet. “We’ll have rules!” he yelled excitedly. “Lots of rules!” Ralph explained, “We need to have ‘hands up,’ like at school. Then I’ll pass the conch.” ...

When we read Lord of the Flies at 12 or 13, we are told it is an allegory about power. If we want to put it bluntly — and ...

In an attempt to remain civil, the boys organize themselves, led by Ralph and supported by the ... will get the chance to,’ and I said ‘Lord of the Flies,’ a book that left a scar on me ...

Lord of the Flies is an iconic 1950s story from William ... In an attempt to remain civil, the boys organise themselves, led by Ralph and supported by the group’s intellectual, Piggy.