What did Ralph think about Jack?

Answer 1

Ralph complains about a number of things to Jack but primarily the lack of any help to build the shelters. Quoting directly from the book, here are some example of what Ralph said... "Do you remember the meeting? How everyone was going to work hard until the shelters were finished? All day I've been working with Simon. No one else. They're off bathing, or eating, or playing..."

Answer 2

In chapter 3: Huts on the Beach Ralph complains about a number of things to Jack but primarily the lack of any help to build the shelters. Quoting directly from the book, here are some example of what Ralph said... "Do you remember the meeting? How everyone was going to work hard until the shelters were finished? All day I've been working with Simon. No one else. They're off bathing, or eating, or playing..."

Answer 3

In chapter three: Huts on the beach Ralph and Jack argue about what is important. Ralph thinks that building shelters for protection against poor weather and also for security for the littluns is important. Jack, on the other hand, seems to think that hunting pigs is the most important thing that there is. Ralph feels that he is stuck with doing boring but necessary work while others, Jack included, enjoy themselves. Jack seems unable to grasp Ralph's source of anger and probably feels that Ralph should simply quit building shelters and have fun along with the rest of them. Of course then they'd never get rescued but Jack seems less interested in the prospect of rescue than he is in killing pigs anyway.

Answer 4

Ralph had accompanied Piggy to castle rock to demand the return of Piggy's glasses. On the surface they were fighting because Ralph called Jack a thief and Jack, who had stolen Piggy's glasses, found this objectionable. However the boys were really fighting for dominance and the right to set the agenda for the rest of the boys on the island.

Answer 5

He complains how no one is helping him with the shelters and that everyone helps at first but then they play later. This suggests that laziness is part of human nature. He says that they need meat and food to survive that's why he's hunting and not helping him.

Answer 6

They are both leaders.

But the way they lead differs enormously.

While Ralph uses the conch to let everyone speak about the matters, Jack's voice is the only one to be heard in his little society at the end of the book. So Ralph is a democratic leader.

We can say that Ralph thinks that Jack has turned into a savage, which is of course true. Also Ralph thought that Jack didn't care whether they would find a way out of the island (i.e Jack didn't care about long-term solutions; e.g. building shelter).

Actually, Jack is portrayed as the dictator through reflecting his character with Ralph's character.

Answer 7

Ralph reproached Jack for going hunting with his choir group when he was supposed to not let the fire go out in case a boat might come to rescue them ( in this case there was a boat)