Question

read the passage from lord of the flies by william golding.

jack shouted so loudly that ralph jumped.
\what? where? is it a ship?\

but jack was pointing to the high declivities that led down from the mountain to the flatter part of the island.

\of course! theyll lie up there—they must, when the suns too hot—\

ralph gazed bewildered at his rapt face.

\—they get up high. high up and in the shade, resting during the heat, like cows at home—\

\i thought you saw a ship!\

\we could steal up on one—paint our faces so they wouldnt see—perhaps surround them and then—\

how are the universal themes \the conflict between an individual’s desires and the community’s needs\ and \the tension between freedom and responsibility\ best developed in this passage?

○ golding uses description to emphasize the boys’ actions.
○ golding uses internal thoughts to explain the boys’ motivations.
○ golding uses conflict to show the disagreement between the boys’ goals.
○ golding uses dialogue to contrast the boys’ abilities.

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each option:

• Option 1: The passage uses dialogue, not just description, to show the boys' actions related to the themes. So this is incorrect.
• Option 2: The passage has dialogue, not internal thoughts, to show motivations. So this is incorrect.
• Option 3: Ralph wants to focus on the ship (community need, responsibility) while Jack is focused on hunting (individual desire, freedom). Their disagreement (conflict) shows the themes. This matches.
• Option 4: The dialogue contrasts their goals (Ralph: ship/responsibility; Jack: hunting/desire), not abilities. So this is incorrect.

Answer:

C. Golding uses conflict to show the disagreement between the boys’ goals.