In loss of innocence novels, we see the protagonist first as an innocent. Then, we watch the character undego a ciris or crises; finally, we observe either a gradual change or a sudden moment of insight, Using this model, trace Ralph's loss of innocence in this novel.
At the begining of the story, ralph sees the crash as an opportunity to spend some time outside of the reality of adults and rules. he wants to just have a good time. as the book progresses, he starts to see the severity of their situation. as a result, he puts the fire at the top of his priorities. he thinks that without the fire, there is no way for them to be rescued. ralph is watyching the sea, and he spots the smoke of a small ship. he becomes very excited, but then piggy and simon lok up to the mountain. meanwhile, jack, who was supposed to be manning the fire, has gone off to hunt. cosequently, the fire has gone out and the ship sails by. when ralph confronts jack about this problem, all he can say is' "You let the fire go out." at this point, ralph starts to realize that this situation would be harder to handle than they originally thought. he starts to lose his innocence, and from that point on, continues to lose it until simon is killed. at this point, he starts to see that he is one of the only ones left still somewhat sane. his innocence is almost gone at this point and he sees that jack and the others of the tribe dont care about being rescued any longer. he is the only one who really even wants to get home. then, when piggy is killed, that is the last straw for him. he loses the remaining innocence he had and sees that his cause will be futile. however, healso sees that he can do nothing to try to help his cause, so he must come to terms with the fact that he most likely will not be rescued. this is ralph journey throughout the story.
ReplyDeletedidnt know that was going to be that long whoops
ReplyDeletewoah i am all over this!!!! -Phil
ReplyDeleteThe main reason Ralph began to lose his innocence is because he joined in the killing of "the beast", Simon. After the killing he truly understood the inner workings of the evil inside everyone.
ReplyDeleteSlow down Liam:) What about the crying at the end? Will he or Jack regain their innocence?
ReplyDeleteEmma: Poor Ralph, he stays such a kid.
Response to peabody's question. " Will he or Jack regain their innocence?"
ReplyDelete- Jack and Ralph will not be able to completely regain their innocence because their experience will be remembered their entire lives and they will learn from it, but if anything, they just became more mature and sure of who they are. But because they are young, they could regain their innocence depending on the way they get treated when they arrive to wherever they get to.
After Ralph joined in on the killing of Simon, he lost his innocence. He will somewhat never be able to regain pure innocence. He may carry that burden for the rest of his life. However, he still is at a young age so he can still achieve great things in his life.
ReplyDeleteWho ia more tragic: Ralph, Jack, Piggy?
ReplyDeleteHailey Sanders:
ReplyDeleteAt the beginning of the novel Ralph is acting like a child, splashing in the water, mocking Piggy, and laughing. He is having fun without adults to tell him what to do. He tells Piggy that he is sure that his father, a naval commander, will rescue him. Suggesting this shows the wishful thinking of a little boy. Ralph continues to believe that they will be rescued, keeping the signal fire going. By the end of the novel, he has lost hope in the boys' rescue altogether. This shows the loss of his childhood and his innocence.
that took a long time to read! i agree with Hailey by the way. the one who has the most drastic change of innocence in my opinion is piggy for the reason that he doesn't know that the people around him are taking his innocence away from him without his consult
ReplyDeleteI agree with Hailey.. Well put.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Hailey but I also believe that Jacks loss of innocence was quite tragic as well.
ReplyDeleteRalph breaks my heart, but Jack will never recover. Imagine living with who he became and what he did. All at what , 12?
ReplyDeleteI would have to agree with HCHAILEY SANNNNNDERS.
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