In the "Lord of the Flies", Jack and Ralph struggle for power on the island. One supports savagery and dictatorship, and the other struggles to keep civilization and democracy. Ralph and his foil, Jack engage in arguments and competition for power, which makes up the main conflict of this novel. "There was the brilliant world of hunting, tactics, fierce exhilaration, skill; and there was the world of belonging and baffled common sense."(P.77) Because the …showed first 75 words of 432 total…

…showed last 75 words of 432 total…Castle Rock, everyone followed Jack and became obsessed with building a fort. “They [the boys] forgot the beast in the excitement of exploration.” (p. 117) Fortunately, Ralph reminded them of the duties they still have to finish. The boys reluctantly obeyed Ralph and went back to the mountain. The fear in the boys’ hearts made them assume anything queer on the island was related to the beast. Except for Simon, virtually every boy dreaded the “beast”.