Thursday, July 2, 2015

What makes Ralph a bad leader in Lord of the Flies? Give three examples (something he did or said) from Chapters 1

Ralph treats Piggy badly right from their first encounter
in Lord of the Flies. He pays Piggly little mind, trying "to be
offhand and not too obviously uninterested." When Piggy asks his name, Ralph responds
but fails to ask Piggy his name. When Piggy tells him he is afflicted with asthma, Ralph
derogatorily responds, "Ass-mar."


Piggy later tells Ralph
his hated nickname, and pleads with Ralph not to tell the other boys. Ralph mocks the
fat boy, and later, reveals to the other boys Piggy's name. "Better Piggy than Fatty,"
Ralph tells him. By doing so, he deliberately breaks a confidence with the boy who will
become his closest ally.


When the small boys complain of
the "beasties" that inhabit the island, Ralph just "laughed, and the other boys laughed
with him." Later, he "looked at the little boy in mixed amusement and exasperation."
Ralph's inconsideration of the smaller boys show both a lack of leadership and concern
for those who have chosen him their leader.

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