Character Analysis Of Jack And Jack In Lord Of The Flies

Lord of the Flies, written by William Golding, has four very important dynamic characters. A dynamic character is a character that develops and grows during the course of the story. Ralph, Jack, Piggy, and Simon are four dynamic characters in Lord of the Flies that adapt to their new lifestyles in different ways. Jack is a very important dynamic character in Lord of the Flies because he goes through the most changes during the novel. While on the island, Jack has many life experiences that change him forever. Jack never thought he would live his life the way he is living his life in the island. Jack’s authoritative figure, savage-like/instinctual behavior, and violence are three qualities that make Jack a dynamic character.

Many of the boys want to have fun and see Jack's hunting as the fun

There are no adults on the island. No one to make them feel safe when there is an unknown creature that feeds off fear. Jack takes that fear and causes a decline in the society of the boys on the island. First of all, he is stubborn. Jack is also immature and reckless. Thirdly, he is power-hungry. Lastly, Jack is driven by fear.

It is clear that Jack is a better leader than Ralph because he is more of a demanding, manipulative person. From the time the boys landed on the island, Jack was in control of the choir. “The other boys, led by Jack, run off in disorganized excitement to light the signal fire”(Reilly, 3). This quote shows

If Jack had been appointed leader and Ralph made a hunter, the story would have had an entirely different ending. The boys most likely would have not been rescued due to Jack’s ignorance to the rules and obsession with hunting. “‘The rules!’ shouted Ralph. ‘You're breaking the rules!’ ’Who cares!... Bullocks to the rules! We’re strong - we hunt!’” (91). Jack’s non-authoritative and hunting mindset would have caused all the boys inhabiting the island to be merely well fed- but never rescued. In addition, Jack’s hostile personality would have certainly caused Ralph and all the other hunters to be immensely uncivil and violent. “The twins moved towards Jack and began to protest timidly about something. Jack waved them away. ‘Shut up!’” (63).

            Ralph first takes on the position as leader at the beginning of the story, when the rest of the boys vote him in as chief.  He carries this position until Jack and his fellow hunters break away

“ “Shut up,” said Ralph absently. He lifted the couch. “Seems to me we ought to have a chief to decide things around here.” (Chapter 1, Page 22) Ralph immediately notices the boys need some leadership his natural choice is to help guide these boys. He, however, lacks this responsibility. He doesn't continue to command respect from the boys. Ralph grows up faster in the book due to Jack. Later Jack breaks the tribe apart with his appealingly savage ways. Jack ended up establishing a hunting tribe. Once the tribe breaks Ralph tries to bring it back together, but since he didn’t have solid leadership skills even though he might have developed some compassion. He tries to convince Jack that he is still in charge and has power over the boys. The changes Ralph undergoes, from self-centered to group centered, doesn't reflect the island as a whole. They are all too elated to abandon the trappings of society.

Through Ralph being the leader on the island, it shows him as a morally ambiguous character struggling with man’s innate evil. Ralph is clearly struggling to maintain calm when he says, “‘I was chief, and you were going to do what I said. You talk. But you can’t even build huts--then you go off hunting and let out the fire--’” (Golding 70-71). Ralph talks about him being chief in the past tense as if he no longer is because from the ways the boys are acting, he does not feel that he is being respected. Ralph is annoyed that instead of building shelter the boys play in the water and that instead of manning the fire, the only chance for the boys to be noticed, they decide hunting is more important than being rescued. Ralph means well by these orders, he wants to see that every boy on the island survives. At the same time he is struggling to be calm and he is not doing a good job at it. Also as the leader Ralph is not the one

Jack also gains power over Ralph in that he can supply meat. He gets more followers by enticing the boys with the promise of meat. Due to this, most of Ralph’s “followers” desert him and flock to Jack and his food. As their leader, Jack acts very immaturely, saying that they will hunt, and won’t do anything to try to get off the island. The other boys quite like this, as they are also immature and do not want to work, they just want

Both Jack and Ralph were struggling for power. At first, Jack and Ralph had similar goals for what they should do on the island. They quickly retreated when Jack became obsessed with hunting for pigs on the island. Ralph thought that they should keep the signal fire going at all times. Jack started to see that he did not want to leave the island he like that there were no rules. Ralph on the other hand felt that they could not be here forever. Ralph wanted to be rescued from the island. They're very different opinion forces Jack to leave Ralph's group and start his own. Jack toke most of the other boys with him leaving Ralph with very few people. From all of this Ralph started to realize that leading a group of people was not easy. There would always be people like Jack that would disagree. Jack left feeling insulted from Ralph insulting his hunting he felt that Ralph had undermined him as a result Jack turned mean and

Over the summer we all read the book Lord of the Flies by William Golding and had to put of with the one called Jack. In nearly every book there is a so called villain or bad guy to make the story more interesting and eventful, and Jack is just that character. There are many words to describe jack but my word is superior. over all. Throughout the story you start to understand Jacks’s horrid personality and actions which leaves me to believe the best word to describe jack is ¨wicked¨.

Jack Merridew is a character in Lord of the Flies who always fights against Ralph about who should be in charge. Jack is described as a tall, thin, ugly boy with light blue eyes that seem to turn angry at any moment. When Ralph first sees Jack, he also notices a group of choir boys behind him. Jack is the leader of the choir, and enjoys being in control. If he is not in control, he relentlessly tries to become the figure in power. Jack discredits the power of the conch and lies about Ralph so the children will not want him as leader. “‘The conch doesn’t count on top of the mountain,’” (Golding 42). When Jack is embarrassed, he becomes violent. When Piggy embarrasses Jack about the signal fire, Jack becomes upset and “… stuck his fist into Piggy’s

(Pg19) Ralph was voted by the group as the leader, he gave the position to Jack.(Pg 23) Once the boys realized that they were the only ones on the island, they took it upon themselves to do what they had to in order to survive. Jack had his own type of approach to situations that came before him. He would pick what rules that applied to him and where they were implemented. "The conch doesn't count on top of the mountain." (Pg42) Ralph found it necessary to keep some kind of structure and order for the group, but Jack's only concern was who the more powerful group was.

At first, there was a vote as to who should be the chief of the boys. Ralph was unanimously chosen, much to Jack’s chagrin. The two boys started off as friends, but as Jack became more “one with the island”, he began to turn malevolent and power hungry. Ralph was the complete opposite, however. He was consistent throughout the novel on his thoughts about being rescued and his beliefs about treating others right never wavered.

Lord of the Flies and their Personalities In the novel, “Lord of the Flies,” by William Golding, Sigmund Freud’s Theories of the mind (id, ego, and superego) are highlighted throughout the book. Freud is whom developed psychoanalysis, of which is a psychological theory that is aimed towards the conscious and unconscious elements that develop in the mind. These elements are demonstrated throughout each character in the novel.