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Amy

In Lord of the Flies, Ralph is the “fair haired boy.”?

Comment on the meaning of this term and play with the meaning of the word fair.

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A few days ago
GoldenButterflyKisses

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GO here and click on Ralph in depth Character analysis

http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/flies/characters.html

or try this link

http://www.cliffsnotes.com/WileyCDA/LitNote/Lord-of-the-Flies.id-64,pageNum-51.html

Here are definitions of Fair, see how that relates to Ralphs character.

Definitions of fair on the Web:

free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; or conforming with established standards or rules; “a fair referee”; “fair deal”; “on a fair footing”; “a fair fight”; “by fair means or foul”

impartial: showing lack of favoritism; “the cold neutrality of an impartial judge”

not excessive or extreme; “a fairish income”; “reasonable prices”

bonny: very pleasing to the eye; “my bonny lass”; “there’s a bonny bay beyond”; “a comely face”; “young fair maidens”

(of a baseball) hit between the foul lines; “he hit a fair ball over the third base bag”

average: lacking exceptional quality or ability; “a novel of average merit”; “only a fair performance of the sonata”; “in fair health”; “the caliber of the students has gone from mediocre to above average”; “the performance was middling at best”

carnival: a traveling show; having sideshows and rides and games of skill etc.

fair(a): attractively feminine; “the fair sex”

gathering of producers to promote business; “world fair”; “trade fair”; “book fair”

clean: (of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections; “fair copy”; “a clean manuscript”

a competitive exhibition of farm products; “she won a blue ribbon for her baking at the county fair”

free of clouds or rain; “today will be fair and warm”

fairly: in conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating; “they played fairly”

join so that the external surfaces blend smoothly

fairly: without favoring one party, in a fair evenhanded manner; “deal fairly with one another”

(used of hair or skin) pale or light-colored; “a fair complexion”;

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