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 determine the correct option, we analyze each choice:

• The first option about description emphasizing actions: The passage uses dialogue more than description for theme development, so this is incorrect.
• The second option about internal thoughts: The passage has dialogue, not internal thoughts, so this is wrong.
• The third option about conflict showing goal disagreement: Ralph wants to focus on the ship (community need, responsibility) while Jack is focused on hunting (individual desire, freedom from responsibility), and their dialogue shows this conflict, matching the themes.
• The fourth option about dialogue contrasting abilities: The dialogue is about goals/desires, not abilities, so this is incorrect.

Answer:

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