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Prompt for writing: Who is your favorite character in Lord of the Flies? What is their character type and why are they significant to the story?

From what I have read so far of Lord of the Flies by William Golding, my favorite character is Ralph. Ralph is one of the main characters in this book, he contributes a lot to the story, and he is a significant character. Ralph is one of the older boys who we know a lot about and hear a lot of lines from. Ralph is the character who is very focused on maintaining order to be able to get things done that contribute to being rescued. Ralph is the leader of all the boys because he is the one with the conch shell, which is a symbolic object related to Ralph. The conch shell was used in chapter 1 to bring all of the boys on the island together. Ralph found the shell on the beach and blew into it, which caused the shell to make a loud noise for all the boys to hear, and all the boys came running to the spot where they heard the noise coming from. The boys voted on who they wanted their leader to be, and Ralph got the most votes over Jack because he was the one with the conch shell. If any of the boys have a question, or just don’t know what to do, they turn to Ralph because he is the leader and most of the time knows that he is doing. Ralph is the one who calls all the meetings and establishes which boys will do what job to maintain order on the island with no grownups until they get rescued. I like Ralph a lot because he is the leader, he tries to get things done, and he also tries to make the best out of the situation, which is living on an island with no grownups, until they get rescued.

Ralph is a character with a lot of important traits such as being the leader, which means that he likes to take control over everyone else, serious, and confident. Ralph’s appearance is that he has fair hair, a grey shirt that he was wearing when the plane crashed, good looking, and a golden body, as described by the narrator on page 7 in chapter 1. So far, Ralph is a dynamic character which means he changes throughout the story. Ralph is a round character, which means he has character traits that give him depth, because he is the leader of all of the boys on the island. Being the leader gives Ralph character traits that give him depth such as he knows what he is doing and he knows how to maintain organization without grownups. Ralph’s character is significant to the story because he brought everyone together using the conch shell, he is one of the main characters who has a lot of important scenes and traits, and he is the character who is most focused on being rescued. I am curious to see if these important character traits that Ralph has and the way he acts will contribute to if the boys get rescued from the island or not.