In chapter 5 of Lord of the Flies, give an example of character paralysisPlease explain this paralysis.

Chapter Five of Lord of the Flies
opens with Ralph walking down a firm strip where he does not have to watch his feet. As
he walks, Ralph finds himself

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understanding the wearisomeness of this life[his
paralysis].  He found himself understanding the wearisomeness of this life, where every
path was an improvisation and a considerable part of one's waking life was spent
watching one's feet.

He lost himself in a maze of thoughts
that were rendered vague by his lack of words to express them.  Frowning, he tried
again.

Ralph experiences a
paralysis.  For, he realizes that he cannot think like Piggy, who can move "step by step
inside that fat head of his." Ralph can recognize thought in another, but he cannot put
out his own effectively.  In order to communicate again the importance of the signal
fire, Ralph calls an evening meeting.  But, as he does so, Ralph falls
into

that
strange mood of speculation that was so foreign to him.   If faces were different when
lit from above or below--what was a face?  What was
anything?

In his paralysis,
Ralph begins to question existence itself. Still, he also acknowleges, "I can't think.
Not like Piggy."  So, Ralph has to "adjust his values" as he continues to search for the
way to organize the boys and gain their respect.  Nevertheless, Ralph never quite does
this as Jack undermines his authority by gathering the attention of the boys by
appealing to their fears.

Likewise, Simon suffers a
paralysis as he comes from his hiding place, is unable to communicate to the boys that
he has seen the beast and knows what it is,

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Simon became inarticulate in his effort to
express mankind's essential
illness.

When he does try to
communicate the image of the beast, he does so by asking what they think is the dirtiest
thing.  This quesion is met with racuous laughter, laughter that "beat him cruelly and
he shrank away defenseless to his seat."

As Ralph and Piggy
and Simon sit together after the failed meeting that mourn that there is no grownup
around:

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"We're all drifing and things are going rotten. 
At home there was always a grownup.  Please, sir; please, miss; and then you got an
anwer.  How I wish!"

"I wish my autie was
here."

"I wish my father...Oh, what the
use?"

Overwhelmed with all
they feel and do not know how to do, Ralph and Simon both experience paralysis as they
cannot communicate effectively and move people to action
effectively.