Question

read the passage from lord of the flies by william golding. ralph is speaking.

\the fire is the most important thing on the island. how can we ever be rescued except by luck, if we dont keep a fire going? is a fire too much for us to make?\

he flung out an arm.

\look at us! how many are we? and yet we cant keep a fire going to make smoke. dont you understand? cant you see we ought to—ought to die before we let the fire out?\

there was a self-conscious giggling among the hunters. ralph turned on them passionately.

\you hunters! you can laugh! but i tell you the smoke is more important than the pig, however often you kill one. do all of you see?\ he spread his arms wide and turned to the whole triangle.

how is the universal theme of the tension between freedom and responsibility developed in this passage?

○ by the intensity of the way ralph speaks to the boy
○ by ralph’s implication that catching a pig is unimportant
○ through the laughing of the hunters when ralph speaks to them
○ through ralph’s statement that fire is more important than hunting

Explanation:

To determine how the theme of tension between freedom and responsibility is developed, we analyze each option:

• Option 1: Ralph's speaking intensity shows urgency but not the freedom - responsibility tension.
• Option 2: Ralph doesn't imply catching a pig is unimportant, just that fire (responsibility for rescue) is more so.
• Option 3: Hunters' laughter shows disregard but not the theme's development.
• Option 4: Ralph states fire (responsibility for rescue) is more important than hunting (which can be seen as a more "free" activity of following desires). This shows the tension between the freedom of hunting and the responsibility of maintaining the fire for rescue.

Answer:

through Ralph’s statement that fire is more important than hunting