lord of the flies

Throughout an individual’s life, there are many challenges set in front of them that they must strive to overcome. William Golding portrays how individuals respond to challenges in his novel Lord of the Flies. He gives three contrasting characters that are all affected by many challenges and obstacles. Ralph, Jack, and Piggy each show a different reaction and handle situations according to what they believe in. Ralph confronted his problems face to face and handled them with hope of rescue. Jack would use force and intimidation to overcome his problems. Finally, Piggy was one to face his obstacles with rationality and his mental power to come to a fair conclusion.
Out of the three characters in the novel, Ralph was the weakest when it came to facing obstacles. Ralph had the popularity and seniority to be the leader but did not have good decision-making skills. He often took Piggy’s advice for he could not always come up with his own solutions, not only for the group b...