#ralph rover

[puffy-peachy]

Inspired from the manuscript about Ralph being autistic about TCI and how Jack Merridew and Simon are NAWTTT Jack Martin and Peterkin Gay. I’m reading TCI to understand Ralph character better, and ughhhh I wish he in canon liked it. It reallly adds depth to his character and actions. I’ll do a full rant about the reasons Ralph does things to context of coral island because hehe I have austim

Anyways ignore how bad I am at backgrounds 😰 I hate drawing backgrounds

[anteatyer]

I just started The Coral Island (the book the inspired lotf)!!! Only a couple pages in and you can already see Golding’s inspiration.

Firstly, Ralph Rover describes his life similarly to how Ralph from LotF describes his.

Ralph, Jack, and Peterkin (Simon) escape their crew’s sinking ship and wash up onto the Coral island. They also suggest finding a mountain to climb to see the island just like in LotF too. They also have no tools besides a knife from Peterkin, likewise in LotF all they had was Jack’s knife. Also Jack had an axe??

Going in blind so no idea what to expect but so far a few pages in and it’s already such a fun read!!! I’d recommend so far if you like Lord of the Flies or stories where characters get stranded in the wilderness like I do!! :>

[darkk-devil]

[jimmy-is-dead]

sata andagi

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as shrimple as that

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Based on this part of the coral island

[jonghoos]

the book I have to read for class at the moment is ‘the coral island’ (which u may know of as that book that inspired lord of the flies cos William Golding was like this is not how a bunch of boys on an island would act wtf) and awful in its colonialism and racism and its just gross to read but it really highlights to me how writing and literature has changed with how society has changed. Like I know that’s obvious and all but like I’m REALLY SEEING IT with this cos this book is 80% racist bullshit and 20% “boys should act like this and then help the British Empire” but on top of that its small things within the writing

Like when it comes to introducing characters?? Idk but in modern times u probably wouldn’t introduce ur hetero male protags with descriptions like “tall, strapping, broad-shouldered youth of eighteen, with a handsome, good-humoured, firm face.” And then be like “he had a particular fondness for me” and have him be all “we shall be good friends, for I like the look o’ you.” when they first talk. not if u wanted to convince anyone that theyre straight at least. 

And then later on when ralph the narrator is hurt he’s all “Speak to us, my dear Ralph,” whispered Jack tenderly. “Are you better now?” and being like “come, come, Ralph,” said Jack, pressing me gently backward, “lie down, my boy; you’re not right yet.” That’s fuckin gay my friend and probably the start of some nsfw stuff too tbh

Anyway i dont like this book or the assignment im meant to be doing on it but it will be interesting to compare to lord of the flies I guess bye

[suzukipot]

The Coral Island in a nutshell

Ralph: One time I was 15 and I left my parents to rove the sea and there were these two guys

Jack: I like you you're my friend

Peterkin: I'm here to be weird

Ralph: OH FUKC THE SHIP IS CRASHING

Ralph: *Unconscious on the beach*

Jack: SPEAK TO US MY LOVE DEAR RALPH

Ralph: WTF Jack I'm fine u gay

Peterkin: You fucking ass I thought you were going to die

Ralph: Te fuck happened 

Peterkin: You tried to choke me with a telescope, thanks

Ralph: Ok everyone else is dead cool 

Jack: Oh God we're going 2 become savages we have no tools oh no

Peterkin: U dumb we have a bunch of shit

Jack: Ok but no oar no brass ring

Peterkin: But what do we eat Ja- OH MY GOD FOOD. *Squirrels up a tree and gets big nutz*

Jack: U can't eat now finish work

Peterkin: Whatevs Jack I didn't want to eat anyway 

Ralph: We have house 'n boat yeah

Jack: Hey who's that in the canoe- oH FUCK *Beats up invaders*

Chief Tararo: You won yay. 

Pirates: Arrggghhhh give us sandalwood and the Rover. *Takes the Rover*

Ralph: These pirates suck but this Bloody guy is kewl

 Pirates: *Get to another island*

Ralph: Oh hey chief guy from earlier. Wow such sports, so surf, many cannibals, wow. Love this infanticide.

Polynesians: We hate you pirates, dIE. *Kills*

Bloody Bill: I am dying. 

RalphnBill: *Escapes*

Bill: *Ded*

Ralph: Well time to go back to those two fuckers. *Sails back to Coral Island*

Jack: Let's go to another island. *Sails again to island of Mangos*

Missionaries: CONVERT CONVERT CONVERT

Islanders: Pls stop

Avatea: Please convert me British Christian schoolboys.

Ralph: Oh fuck everyone calm down

Tararo: NOPE. *Throws them in prison for a month*

More missionaries: Hey we're here to rescue your asses. 

Islanders: We are all converted. Srry 4 the false gods.

Ralph: Ha ha ha that was fun let's go home.