Lord Of The Flies
...or the other boys. On the other hand, Piggy does what he does best and follows all orders brought his way. As a leader, Ralph knows what needs to be done and when it has to be done. “They obey the summons of the conch…because Ralph blew it, and he was…a link with the adult world of authority; and because they enjoyed the entertainment of the assemblies.” The conch shell is a symbol of authority and due to Ralph’s leadership; it is blown whenever an assembly is needed. The assemblies are held so that the boys can decided as a group what will be done and when. Not only is Ralph responsible but he is also caring of the boys around him, in particular, Piggy. Ralph begins to notice how Piggy appears to be a weak, dorky kid who needs guidance. Adding to his responsibility as leader, he becomes a big brother and watches over Piggy. “Ralph looking with more understanding at Piggy saw that he was hurt and crushed.” Its well noticed how the other boys think highly of themselves as they bring Piggy down. Ralph shows kindness as he proves to Piggy that he is important and needed. Ralph always takes the consideration into making sure that Piggy is safe. When leaving the area, he embeds the feeling that Piggy is okay in his mind. “We mustn’t let anything happen to Piggy.” Ralph knows how scared and to-himself Piggy is, therefore, he never wants to leave Piggy on his own, especially with the lithums. Ralph and Piggy have grown to trust one another, thus having each others back will help to continue survival. The first impression the Ralph gives off is that he is a strong leader who any of the boys may turn to for guidance. What’s there to do when the leader himself needs guidance? Ralph becomes the scared little boy when they accidentally kill Simon as he lurks around on the dark. They jump to killing Simon as they thought that he was the scary beast that they have feared. “I’m afraid of us. I want to go home. Oh God, I want to go home.” With the thought of Simon being dead, Ralph can’t help his conscience and turns to Piggy for comfort of what to do. Piggy becomes strong as he tries to help Ralph get though the mournful time as he constantly tells him that the murder happened on accident. “Look Ralph, we got to forget this. We can’t do no good thinking about it, see?” Piggy steps aside from being a follower as he reminds Ralph that they still have to move on to survive. This seems to be very familiar as Ralph had brought the boys together to heighten survival in the beginning of the story. Not only ...