The novel, Lord of the Flies, is a captivating story showing the metamorphosis of an individual facing external and internal conflicts. Ralph is the first character introduced in the book. He is the most likeable because he is charming, athletic, and demonstrates strong leadership qualities. However, as the novel progresses, Ralph loses his sense of civilization and undergoes a change in character discovering the evil of which man is capable. Ralph's metamorphosis is captivating and shows the inevitable loss of innocence. To begin, Golding shows the development of Ralph's character with a deeper meaning connecting Ralph to Adam in Garden of Eden. At the beginning of the book, Ralph takes off his clothes and goes swimming. The author describes: “He…stood there, naked” (10). “Ralph danced in the hot air” (11). Like Ralph, Adam is also playful and innocent. Both Ralph and Adam have primary goals. Ralph's will is to remain civilized, and Adam's is to never eat the fruit of the tree. However, when faced with conflict, Ralph ends up participating in Simon's murder and the savagery within him grows. It is the same for Adam when he removes some of the fruit from the tree, he loses his clothes (innocence) and God cast Adam out of the garden of Eden. Ralph discovers “the darkness of the heart of man” (202), and is eventually rescued. Golding based Ralph on the Garden of Eden to show the inevitable loss of innocence through the acquisition of knowledge. In the novel, Ralph deserts civilization. First, Ralph uses the conch to establish civilization and a form of democracy on the island. At the beginning of the novel, Ralph states, “He who has the conch can speak” (16). The conch was used as a tool to keep order... middle of paper ... Although it could be argued that he had no one else to turn to, so he went to Piggy , Ralph could have given at this point. But instead, he eventually consulted Piggy for advice, displaying his maturity. At the end of the novel, when Piggy dies, Ralph addresses the loss. When the naval officer arrives, “Ralph wept for…the fall of true and wise friend Piggy” (202). Ralph truly matures at the end when he values ​​the intelligence and good heart of his friend Piggy, who finally looks beyond his appearance. When Ralph faces adversity, his character develops. He loses his sense of civilization and the savagery in him grows after killing his friend Simon. Ralph faces the inevitable loss of innocence on the island as he discovers what humanity is capable of. This novel will forever remain popular because it shows human nature in its truest form..