Analyzing Maslow's Beliefs

But he’s the first to lash out and go crazy out of fear and the desire to be.Jack left the group because he wanted to be the leader/chief and the fear of the beast/evil on the island but he was so consumed of being cleif just to have people. Killing the pig was like a “nice long refreshing drink” (Golding #). They got pleasure out of killing the pig and not paying any attention to the fire. William Golding portrays foreshadowing to show little signals the the boys do slowly become

Jack is one of the strong examples that humans can be bad. He enjoys killing pigs, as he states “ ‘There were lashings of blood,’ said Jack, laughing and shuddering, ‘you should have seen it!’ ” (Golding 69). This quote shows that there is evil in Jack and it will be difficult for him to go back to his old nice self. He does not think about getting rescued, he wants to shed more blood. Another quote that proves humans can be evil is, “ ‘You would, would you? Fatty!’ … Jack smacked Piggy’s head” (Golding 71). This shows that Jack is very savage and is willing to hurt anyone. He wants to take control of the kids and become leader. He helps bring meat for the boys, but his brutal side will get him

The need for civilization, innocence and loss of power is shown through the impaled pig's head. In order for the group to survive, animals must be killed in order for the boys to eat. Jack takes on the role of hunter because he enjoys killing living things, as seen when he states, “Kill the pig! Cut his throat! Kill the pig! Bash him in!” (104) Ralph is a more calm person and does not enjoy killing as much as Jack, although he takes a small part in killing the pig. However, in the end, Jack gains all the power because everyone looks up to him as leader because he attempts to hunt the pig throughout the novel and is successful in the end. “We’ll take the meat along the beach.” “Pick up the pig,” Jack said. (150) Meanwhile, Ralph doubts Jack's abilities to kill the pig, and constantly mocks him about being successful. “He tried to convey the compulsion to track down and kill that was swallowing him up.”(51) Jack proves Ralph wrong and kills the pig. “Jack begins to dance and his laughter became a bloodthirsty snarling."(58) He celebrates

In 1943 Humanistic Psychologist Abraham Maslow proposed his Theory of Human Motivation. In this paper he outlines what he believes to be a humans hierarchy of needs. Maslow suggests in his journal that one must meet the needs of the previous level before moving on to meet the needs of the next one on the hierarchy. According to Maslow there are 5 tiers of human needs: physiological, security, belonging, self-esteem, and self-actualization. In Welch, West Virginia Jeanette and her siblings must adjust their lifestyles in order to meet their human needs according to Maslow’s hierarchy.

He leads a group of boys after they kill the pig and starts a war dance around the carcass chanting “Kill the pig, cut her throat, spill the blood”. This is quite a disturbing scene, the boys appear far too young for such ferocious actions. The chant shows how savage they have become under Jack’s instructions. The words ‘cut’ and ‘spill’ are quite visceral and forceful and the boys are acting far more bloodthirsty and savagely than we’d expect them to. This makes Jack seem fascinating as he is now convincing the other boys to become savages too.

Jack is always teasing piggy and tends to lean his jokes on the account of him being overweight,“Shut up Fatty”(21). Jack insults people, he bullies Piggy many times in the book. He even gets physical and punches him many times. One of the times he hits him he breaks one of the lenses in his specs. The way he leads influences Roger to go as far as killing Piggy. Jack and the boys make a chant, “Kill the pig! Cut her throat! Spill her blood!”(169). Jack begins to become savage he feels no remorse for killing the animal anymore. He comes up with a chant about killing, and he’s become obsessed with hunting. The evil within Jack grows throughout the story.

Maslow’s hierarchy of needs has five simple tiers that each human being needs in their life. No one can have one without the other. In the Blind Side this is shown through out the movie. As Michael Oher goes through his life with the help from the Tuohy’s he is given each level of the tiers.

Shortly after Jack’s rebellion and the forming of a new tribe, his violence transitions from insults to murder. Instantly, After the death and murder of Piggy and the destruction of the conch, Jack tells Ralph, “there isn’t a tribe for [him] any more” and proceeds to claim that “[he’s] chief”. Jack’s reaction to another individual's deaths shows the evil that resides within him as he no longer cares about human life, only power. He wanted to break the conch, because that’s what inforced the rules and was like magnet pulling the boys to Ralph’s tribe. Jack would do anything to get rid of it, even at the life of another. Piggy’s death signified the things Jack

We do not know much about the boys pasts, but we can see from Jack’s behavior that it might have not been the most ideal which, in turn could have turned him into the murderer he is now. While many people think that it is just things we are taught that determine our actions “… both biological and social factors combined mold people into who they are and determines the mindset

When Jack was first asked to kill the pig he hesitated. He said, “ ‘I was waiting for a moment to decide where to stab him’ ” (Golding 31). Although it is not directly stated why Jack didn’t kill the first pig, it is assumed that it is because he is a child and this is his first time killing. This is the only time Jack struggles to kill as it starts to consume him from not only killing just animals but people too. An external conflict is Jack wants to be chief, which causes a tension between him and Ralph. When it was first decided that the boys needed a chief Jack said, “ ‘A Chief! A Chief! I ought to be Chief!’ ” (Golding 22). This was the first time Jack showed any interest in becoming a leader which grew stronger the longer they where on the island. He lets becoming chief consume him and he begins to loose sight of who he

Jack had finally killed the pig and he knows it. The show of twitching can be shown as the lasting exhilaration from the kill. It is supported by this quote “He danced a step or two, then remembered his dignity and stood still grinning.” (Golding 69). That shows that jack enjoyed the killing of the pig. Jack now has had a taste in vitally harming another living being physically. This experience influences jack’s action to be more bolder with his new found confidence. Before he was restrained by his consciousness of killing another living being, but now all that has been lost. He starts to act like a savage becoming more domineering and careless of his actions towards others because of the skill experience that he has gained of hunting down an animal. “Jack smacked Piggy’s head.” (Golding 71). Jack’s action becomes more unrestrained and vicious. Before he would only verbally abuse Piggy because society restraining him from any physical violence. But after the killing of the pig, Jack begins to get violent and physical. As shown in the quote when he smacks Piggy’s head. This is one of the two main points of jack’s turn from civility into savagery. These actions without laws and persecution lets jack’s savagery flow out. He begins to act more unrestrained without the punishments voiced criticism of society. And as the leader of hunter’s he begins to influence others to act the

It can be argued that Golding’s use of characterization solidifies his theory that all men have the capacity for evil due to their innate human nature. Golding depicts the two main alpha male characters of Jack and Ralph as primary examples of this theme. As the story unfolds, Golding reveals Jack to be selfish, violent, and corrupt as he was driven “to violence, the bolting look came into his blue eyes. He took a step, and able at last to hit someone, stuck his fist into Piggy’s stomach,” (Golding 71). The description of Jack towards the conclusion of the book reveals how deceitful and antagonistic Jack has become. Jack’s monstrous personality devours everyones humanity when he refuses to obey rules, and begins to let his anger out starting with piggy. Ralph accuses Jack of being “a beast and a swine and a bloody thief” (Golding 179)! Ralph’s statement is a concise summation of all that Jack becomes. Furthermore, the fact that Jack has begun to become more tribal in appearance indicates his reversion into a more primal being. Finally, as depicted midway through the story, Jack reveals his true sadistic nature as he was “on top of the sow stabbing downward with his knife....Jack found the throat and the hot blood spouted over his hands,” (Golding 135). All of these intensely descriptive characterizations of Jack committing violence as a beast and becoming a thief portray his evil nature. This proves Goldings point that all humans can succumb

The character Jack in William Golding’s novel The Lord of the Flies is a determined, ruthless and irresponsible character. Firstly, Jack is a determined character. Jack is determined to kill a pig on the island, “Rescue? Yes, of course! All the same, I’d like to catch a pig first—” (Golding 67). Jack has decided he wants to kill a pig more than he wants to leave the island which shows us that Jack is determined to kill a pig. Secondly, Jack is a ruthless character. Jack kills a mother pig in an extremely brutal manner, “Jack was on top of the sow, stabbing downward with his knife.” (Golding 167). Instead of finding the pig’s throat and slitting it, Jack mercilessly stabbed the pig’s back with his knife; this shows us that Jack is an extremely

Abraham Maslow theorized the concept of self-actualization which is the term used to describe the state of self-fulfillment in which people realize their highest potentials in their own unique way. Maslow’s theory includes sublevels that must be achieved before reaching self-actualization. In this paper, I will explain how each of his previous levels have affected my life, and give an idea of when I may hope to achieve self-actualization. Self-actualization is the term that Abraham Maslow used to describe the state of self-fulfillment in which people realize their highest potentials in their own unique way. The personal reflections accommodate to my perspective of the Maslow’s Theory.

I thought, by myself…I thought I might kill.”. The reader can see from this that Jack’s vocabulary is composed of only monosyllabic words as he is preoccupied only with thoughts of slaughtering. We can also interpret that Jack feels as if he has to kill in order to gain respect for himself. Jack shows this pride when he does eventually kill a pig and he retells the story of the hunt to the rest of the boys. He and some of the boys re-enact the murder in a savage and primitive style. Therefore, we can see how his behaviour has been affected as a result of his compassion and need to hunt. This change in his behaviour is very significant as hunting is how Jack begins to establish his power over the group. Soon after the killing of the first pig, Jack is able to become more powerful and Ralph begins to realise this so he says, “I’m calling an assembly.”, as he feels in danger of losing control.