What external conflict exists between Ralph and Jack? What do you think is the source of the conflict? Write a paragraph suggesting what Ralph might do to get along better with Jack.

1: In the story lord of the flies the primary external conflict between the characters Jack and Ralph is that for control and dominance, as I see it each character wishes to show control and dominance over the other. This is expressed in many ways an excellent example of this are the meetings that are held in which they are constantly squabbling and talking over one another

 

2: The source of the conflict is quite simply: Human Nature for you see no one wishes to be a subordinate everyone wants to be a leader... and those who are not wish to dispose of the current leader. Jack is a prime example of this in addition to this he has also expressed several times his arrogance, this shows that he wishes to be leader

3:To be quite frank I think the solution is simple: Ralph must assert power and should restrict Jack, while at first hearing this you must be thinking "How will this make them friends?" however the goal is that if jack were to assert his power and dominance then Jack would start to respect Ralph and his authority and everyone knows the first step of friendship is that both party’s respect the other! Over time I believe that Jack would develop a close fondness to Ralph similar to that of Piggy. Piggy is Ralphs "friend" and "advisor" however unlike Jack who is very arrogant Piggy realizes his position in the world as a subordinate and thus maintains good relations with Ralph. It is my hope that if Ralph does not concede more of his power to Jack then Jack will then be like Piggy.

SOURCES: http://lordoftheflies.org/img/ralph.jpg

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