At the end of the novel, jack thinks about declaring himself the leader of the boys to the naval officer, but then changes his mind. how does this decision resolve the novels' main conflict?

a)it absolves him from the guilt of simon's death.

b)he has finally given his consent for ralph to lead the group.

c)his action allows the boys to be rescued.

.i'm not sure which answer it should be .i'm torn between b and c

The correct answer is option B) "He has finally given his consent for Ralph to lead the group".  In the twelve chapter of "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding Jacks changed his mind about declaring himself the leader of the boys to the naval officer. This helped to resolve the conflict between Jack and Ralph because Ralph finally was named the leader, a much more responsible character that always stands for justice.

the answer to the question is a

this quote could be referring to the death penalty. it's questioning the morality of sentencing murderers to death as a punishment, because it seems hypocritical. this quote seems to be arguing for non-lethal punishment for killers.