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Question 1- Describe the relationship between Piggy and Ralph. By Kodi Lawrence

Ralph and Piggy's relationship is not that good. All Piggy asks of Ralph is not to tell anyone his nickname, but Ralph doesn't do a good job of that. Piggy mentioned this to Ralph as he left for his adventure with Jack and Simon. Before they found the other people their relationship was not that bad, but now I think that Piggy would say it is "Unfixable".

Question 2- What factors contribute to Ralph getting elected leader? By Jesse Killinger

One of the factors that helped Ralph be elected leader was that he made fun of piggy in front of everyone else, and all the other kids thought he was funny. Also, he brought everyone together using the conch shell. Another factor was that he was charismatic. The last factor was that he came us with the idea for a vote.

Question 3- Describe the community that now exists. Is there a hierarchy or ranking of power and position? If so, what is it? By Kodi Lawrence

The community that exists is lead by Ralph. Ralph is like the president and his second in command is Jack, who actually really has all the power because he already has people that he is in charge of. So far, there is really only really two positions in the community, hunters and members. The hunters are the ones Jack is in charge of, the choir boys. Ralph was the one who put Jack in charge of the hunters after being elected "president". All though Ralph was voted president, I am not sure the members are quite ready to be lead by him, where Jack already has the choir boys listening to him.

Question 4- Do you think Ralph will be a successful leader? Why?

I think Ralph will end up being a good leader. From the beginning when he blew his horn the entire group of boys seemed to look up to him. Part of being a good leader is having respect of your people. He seems like he cares about the kids enough to look out for them. Although, I think Jack will try to overtake Ralph's position.