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1. Describe the relationship between Piggy and Ralph?

 When the plane crashed Piggy and Ralph seemed to instantly became friends. They were the first two characters that were introduced in the book. Piggy tells Ralph about himself and about his auntie. Ralph does seem to like Piggy although he can be a bit mean to him, such as laughing at his name and making fun of his asthma.

2. What factors contribute to Ralph getting elected as leader? There were many factors that contributed to Ralph getting elected as leader. One factor was that he was the one that he was the one that called the kids together. Also, he started the meeting and sort of took charge from the beginning. He was one of the older boys. The last reason is that when Jack came he was the one to talk to him. 3. Describe the community that now exists. Is there a hierarchy or ranking of power and position? If so, what is it? On the island there is now a community that has been established. There is a very minute sense of hierarchy. Jack who is the oldest and is in charge of the choir is higher up the power scale than most of them. Also someone with power is Ralph. He was introduced early in the story and is up in power with Jack. Ralph, Jack and Simon who is part of the choir were the three that went to explore the island. 4. Do you think that Ralph will be a successful leader? Why?

 I think Ralph will be a very successful leader. He has a conch and he seems like he knows how to take charge. I think he might have a short temper and can blow up at any point though. However, in the command of Ralph, I believe that the group can work together in a cohesive matter.

5. What is the significance of the conch?

 In my honest opinion, I believe that the conch is significant because it brought everyone together on the island. I say that because of how without the conch shell, the rest of the survivors from the plane crash wouldn’t have been able to find Piggy and Ralph. It was able to bring every together so they could form a group and survive together. That’s very important throughout the story since the vital objective for the group is to do none other than survive.