Question

Read the passage from lord of the flies by william golding. ralph is speaking. "things are breaking up. i don’t understand why. we began well; we were happy. and then—" he moved the conch gently, looking beyond them at nothing, remembering the beastie, the snake, the fire, the talk of fear. "then people started getting frightened." a murmur, almost a moan, rose and passed away. jack had stopped whittling. ralph went on, abruptly. "but that’s littluns’ talk. we’ll get that straight. so the last part, the bit we can all talk about, is kind of deciding on the fear." the hair was creeping into his eyes again. "we’ve got to talk about this fear and decide there’s nothing in it. i’m frightened myself, sometimes; only that’s nonsense! like bogies. then, when we’ve decided, we can start again and be careful about things like the fire." a picture of three boys walking along the bright beach flitted through his mind. "and be happy." how is the universal theme of the relationship between civilization and nature developed in this passage?

a) Through Ralph’s long hair falling into his eyes
b) Through Ralph’s recollection of the children’s fears
c) Through Ralph’s memory of walking along the beach
d) Through Ralph’s explanation of the scary things as stories

Answer 1

The relationship between civilization and nature is developed through Ralph's recollection of the children's fears (option b).

Step-by-step explanation:

The universal theme of the relationship between civilization and nature is developed in this passage through Ralph's recollection of the children's fears.

Ralph reflects on the challenges they have faced, such as the beastie, the snake, the fire, and the talk of fear, which have caused the breakdown of their initially happy and civilized society.

He emphasizes the need to confront and overcome fear in order to rebuild their civilization and find happiness again.