Many people believe that evil is not derived from society, but that evil lives within the people of society. This is most evident in William Golding's book Lord of the Flies. In Golding's book a group of young boys are trying to escape war when their plane crash lands on a deserted island. Many of them survive, and two of the boys ,Ralph and Jack, begin to stand out as leaders. These characters are different in many ways. Through Ralph and Jack's differences in their abilities, how they became leaders, and how they govern, Golding sets up a contrast to emphasize the conflict between good and evil.

Both Ralph and Jack had great physical abilities. However they both used their abilities in different ways. In the second chapter Ralph, thinking about the possibility of rescue, proposes that the group should build a large signal fire on top of the island's central mountai

Ralph and Jack were both leaders of their own tribes, however their rise to leadership was very different from one another. In the first chapter shortly after the plane crash the boys decide to elect a leader. The choirboys vote for Jack, but all the other boys vote for Ralph. Ralph wins the vote, although Jack clearly wants the position. Ralph also possess the conch, which gives him the power to summon all the boys for meetings. In chapter 8, Jack tells the boys that there is a beast on the mountain, and goes on to claim that Ralph is a coward who should be removed from his leadership role. The other boys, however, refuse to vote Ralph out of power. Jack storms away from the group, saying that he is leaving and that anyone is welcome to join him. At this point Jack becomes the leader of his own tribe however his rise to leadership is much different than that of Jacks.

Although Ralph and Jack were both leaders of their own tribes, thei

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