Question

read the passage from lord of the flies by william golding.
the sound of mock hunting, hysterical laughter, and real terror came from the beach.
\blow the conch, ralph.\
piggy was so close that ralph could see the glint of his one glass.
\theres the fire. cant they see?\
\you got to be tough now. make em do what you want.\
ralph answered in the cautious voice of one who rehearses a theorem.
\if i blow the conch and they dont come back, then weve had it. we shant keep the fire going. well be like animals. well never be rescued.\
\if you dont blow, well soon be animals anyway. i cant
how are the universal themes \the importance of hope to human happiness\ and \the conflict between an individual’s desires and the community’s needs\ best developed in this passage?
○ golding uses description to show how fear affects the boys’ actions.
○ golding uses internal conflict to show ralph’s worry about the other boys’ behavior.
○ golding uses dialogue to emphasize the different perspectives of piggy and ralph.
○ golding uses the actions of the boys on the beach to show the danger of abandoning authority.

Explanation:

1. Analyze Option 1: The passage's focus isn't on fear affecting actions directly related to the themes. The themes are about hope/happiness and individual - community conflict, not just fear's effect on actions. So this option is incorrect.
2. Analyze Option 2: The passage has dialogue and action, not mainly internal conflict of Ralph. Ralph's worry is shown through dialogue and his cautious voice, but internal conflict isn't the main device for developing the themes. So this option is incorrect.
3. Analyze Option 3: The dialogue between Piggy and Ralph is about Ralph blowing the conch and leadership, not about different perspectives related to the themes of hope and individual - community conflict. So this option is incorrect.
4. Analyze Option 4: The boys' actions on the beach (mock hunting, etc.) show a lack of following authority (Ralph's leadership). The fire is related to hope of rescue. If they abandon authority (not following Ralph's call with the conch), they lose the fire (hope of rescue) and become like animals (conflict between individual desires to play and community need for order and rescue). This option connects the actions to the themes of hope and individual - community conflict.

Answer:

D. Golding uses the actions of the boys on the beach to show the danger of abandoning authority.