At first, a reader might not see the relationship between an innocuous representation of a young choir boy, Ralph, right after World War II, and the realistic illustration of an agriculture working ranch man, George, during the Great Depression. Nevertheless, there are some significant parallels. According to Erickson, George and Ralph are in altered development stages. Both protagonists, although understanding, find themselves in situations that affect their livelihood. As the reader becomes more involved with the stories, it becomes obvious that both Ralph and George's lives become a battle for survival, not just sustaining physical survival, but also the sustaining of their individuality and righteousness.

Heading through adulthood, Ralph attempts to begin to understand himself. Eric Erickson would agree that Ralph's stage of d

The parallel's between Ralph's society and George's modern society is the competitiveness, destructiveness, and violence existing in both. This could suggest that the problems that plague each protagonist are those that are present in more sophisticated communities. There is the same proneness to evil, the same fear of the unknown, and the same use of technology for inhuman purposes.

In The Lord of the Flies, the conch that symbolized authority on the island was destroyed. As a result, hopelessness renders Ralph's helpless. Therefore, Jack left to lead as he saw fit fend. Matters become quite out of hand, with Jack and the tribe hunting Ralph. They set half of the island on fire in an attempt to smoke Ralph from his hiding place, chasing him to the beach, only to find a ship captain and crew waiting there to rescue them. All of the attempts to civilize the island, to erect huts, to organize a parliament, to sustain a signal fire, failed. Ralph, whose life literally saved by the presence of the ship, weeps tears of grief rather than joy. For Ralph, life can never be as it was before coming to the island.

Forced into independence after losing all his followers to Jack's savagery, the murder of Piggy, Ralph was forced to determine how to avoid Jack's savage hunters alone. Gradually, Ralph becomes confused and loses clarity in his thoughts and speeches. "Ralph was puzzled by the shutter that flickered in his brain. There was something he wanted to say; then the shutter had come down (Golding 156)." Becoming lost in his exposure to Jack's inherent evil, Ralph's confusion brought about the deterioration of his initial self-assurance and ordered temperament, allowing him to experience brief outbursts of his beastly self.

Survival within a society can be tough, although the conditions within both novels society closely relate to the moral integrity of both protagonist characters. In both novels, George and Ralph suffer day-to-day to survive with in their society. Both characters have the hardship of opposing forces against them throughout the novels. Ralph and George, civilized survivors that grew from this dreadful experience. The experience teaches Ralph and George that man will never get along as long as there are two minds that think differently.

evelopment is "Identity vs. Role Confusion" (Satntrock 425). Erickson notes that if children overcome conflicts early they will be better prepared when searching for ones identity. In the beginning, Ralph displays a basic sense of trust in the world. As the story continues to progress the role of confusion becomes a threat causing his inability to make deliberate decisions and positive choices in life.

Ethics, in both novels, are complex. The good man is not necessarily one who intends to perform good actions. He is certainly not one who accepts the mores of a society. The mores on the island include murder and torture. Ralph, the leader who best coordinates these activities, is the most ethical character. The mores on the ranch is the person who works for his fellow man, answers the dictates of reason, who accepts a personal responsibility for the evil in the world, and is able to function as a harmonious human being. This is also true when it comes to the George's conflict about killing Lennie, even if George did it in the best interest of society is murder ever justified? Obviously, George felt that he did the right thing in killing Lennie, and doing it took courage. The final irony is that George's brave act probably looks to the other ranch hands as if he took the coward's way out by shooting Lennie in the back. In the end, I feel that George knew that shooting Lennie would for once give Lennie's life peace.

Golding chooses to reveal Ralph as he interacts with disparate personalities without any real intimacy. Ralph is a fair and likeable boy whose self-assurance makes him feel secure, and whose has a drive to have a civilized life on the isla

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