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Ralph would not have wanted to go back.
I highly doubt that Ralph would have wanted to leave after all that happened.
He would most likely have taken full responsibility for all the bad events and probably would say it was his fault that Piggy and Simon were killed and that he doesn't deserve to be rescued and would probably beg to just stay on the island forever.
If I were in his shoes, I would not want to go back either.
Posted By jacob r #114443 at Dec 18, 2009 10:49 PM in Lord of the Flies || 4 replies
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what does these simbolize
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Posted By derrick h #54729 at Feb 28, 2008 8:32 AM in Lord of the Flies || 2 replies
Alternate Ending #2
I have an idea for another alternate ending.
When the Navy officer begins rescuing all the boys, Ralph refuses to leave.
Ralph takes full responsibility for all the bad events that happened and says that it was his fault that Piggy and Simon were killed and that he doesn't deserve to be rescued.
The Navy officer, being the adult, tries to persuade Ralph to come, but he says no.
Ralph's been in one war and now he's going back to another. What if his family is dead? What if he has no home anymore? What would he say to Simon and Piggy's families?
Ralph tells the Navy officer to just leave without him.
The officer refuses, but Ralph stands his ground.
Finally, the officer just gives up and takes the other boys off.
Ralph is left behind on the island.
That would seem more realistic. If I were Ralph, I'd do the same thing.
Posted By jacob r #114443 at Jan 23, 2010 5:09 PM in Lord of the Flies || 1 reply
How it should have ended.
Here's how I think that the book should have ended:
The day after Piggy's death and Ralph is chased all over the island, he evades all the other savages with ease.
The other boys run way to the other end of the island, so it would be some time before they found him.
Ralph encounters the Navy officer and tells him that it's only him on the island. There's no one else except him. There were two more, but they died.
Ralph is put aboard the boat. The boat sails off towards the silver cruiser
The savages are abandoned on the island and we are left wondering their fates.
Is that how it should have ended?
Would it be realistic enough?
Posted By jacob r #114443 at Nov 21, 2009 10:17 PM in Lord of the Flies || 9 replies
