Essay On Jack In Lord Of The Flies

This quote portrays how Jack is speaking to all boys particularly little boys who are afraid and believe that the beast is in the island. Jack says little boys begin the anxiety and create rumour about the beast and his hunters and he promise to the little boys that they will guard all by killing the beast. However, the evil within Jack make him speak like a savage by saying that because the little boy do not contribute in the hunting or making of the smoke, so this would lead them to be attacked by the beast. This shows how Jack is heartless and selfish.

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

As in the novel, Jack seems to be acting in every way to avoid a rescue, he has let the fire go out, he doesn't think positively towards Ralphs theories of rescue, and he doesn't encourage overall civilization. Thus creating fear of no rescue through the distraction of other opportunities, Jack has forgotten the real task at hand, “Jack had to think for a moment before he could remember what rescue was.” Along with denying and not reassuring any plans of rescue, Jack is trying to convince his tribe that “…fear can't hurt you any more than a dream. There aren't any beasts to be afraid of on this island . . . Serve you right if something did get you, you useless lot of cry-babies!" Although his statement is wrong, fear can hurt you, and there is clearly a beast or other disturbance on the

Jack foreshadows his eventual savagery in the beginning when he was still part of Ralph’s tribe. However, because Ralph was chief Jack was forced to obey him. When he was still with Ralph, Jack did not focus on being rescued. Instead he would rather take advantage of the fact that they don’t have adults on the island and used violence by hunting pigs. This caused Ralph and Jack to fight and during one of their disagreements, Jack shouts to Ralph, “‘Bollocks to the rules! We’re strong-- we hunt. If there’s a beast, we’ll hunt it down! We’ll close in and beat and beat and beat’” (Golding 91). Jack’s desire to hunt is shown when he forgets what his priorities are and says, “‘Bollocks to the rules!’” Both Ralph and Jack have different priorities on the island. Ralph’s focus is on the fire signal so that they could be rescued, however, Jack just wants to hunt for the thrill of it. When Jack kept repeating, “beat and beat and beat” it emphasized his thirst for killing. This crave for violence Jack has shows that he is headed towards savagery. Jack’s mutiny of hunters against Ralph also demonstrates that humans have a dark side of them. When Jack finally left Ralph’s tribe he let go of the last piece of civilization he had and turned into a violent and selfish person. He allowed his savage thoughts to take over his actions. Jack shows that he is no longer innocent when he, “Viciously, with full intention, he hurled his spear at Ralph. The pint tore the skin and flesh over Ralph's ribs, then sheared off and fell in the water. Ralph stumbled, feeling not pain but panic, and the tribe, screaming now like the chief, began to advance” (Golding 181). When Jack “with full intention” attempted to kill Ralph he committed a crime that would land him in jail in society. His action show that he had already forgotten about what society has taught him as well as the

In Lord of the Flies, Golding writes from the perspective of a young boy, reliving the experience for himself the adventure and chaos of boyhood. But, throughout the story, the themes get exponentially darker, as boys begin to die and fight over power. The unnecessary violence between the boys spurs many fatal problems, and their disability to coexist brings disaster to their “ civilization”,mirroring the goings on of the outside world during the Cold War.

His intimidation and his want to be leader helped Jack form his own tribe. In the book, Golding showed that by saying, “Jack stood up and took the conch.” (Golding 20). Jack obviously did not agree with Ralph being leader, and he was going to do anything in his power to be on top. Jack convinced some of the other boys to be on his side, he used his hunting as a way to show the boys that Jack was a better option for leader than Ralph was.

This made him more monstrous because of the chant he had expressing his actions on what he will do with the thing he is hunting. The chant would be of spilling blood, cutting the throat, and at last the kill. Jack has a mindset where hunting is before anything. Jack had said, “Rescue? Yes of course! All the same, I’d like to catch a pig first.” Instead of helping his friends with something he rather go hunt. The leads he takes always is brutal. Blood was the only thing that interested him even for a skinny defenseless boy. Jack has no care for the safety of others which shows the kind of person he is. The proper term for his actions with that quote is absentminded , he is forgetful on their main goal which is trying to survive and take care of eachother. Later on in the story his actions become more

He was an average boy that was used to having authority as he was the leader of a choir group. Even though Jack always wanted his way, he still had decency and respect for some people especially when he agrees with ralph about having rules at the beginning. “I agree with Ralph. We’ve got to have rules and obey them. After all, we’re not savages. We’re English, and the English are best at everything. So we’ve got to do the right things” (Golding 42). Jack stated this at the top of the mountain after Ralph said that the meetings will happen wherever the conch is located. This quotation is a prime example of the kind of character Jack was. Jack cared about obeying the rules and agreed with ralph, which is very rare as Jack does not like Ralph or the rules. Jack acts as an arrogant tyrant towards his choir boys as seen when he does not let any of them remove their thick cloaks in the hot sun. Even though Jack is still innocent he acts mean towards Piggy all the time and never lets him speak. This does not show Jack as a savage but does show him as a bully. Bullying is not acceptable in society and would be terminated as soon as an adult would hear about it, but since there are no adults Jack is able to freely bully whom he wants without any consequences. Jack is not the kindest of characters but is still an innocent child at heart. “"I was

Jack likes power and control but he doesn’t really like being responsible for anybody, back in England adults made him be responsible for the choir he was in it for the power and control, as soon as he landed on the island he felt free from always being a good example to other, now he pretended to be responsible so the boys can see him as a good leader and make them do anything he wants like using them to hunt which made them savage like him, in the island the choir power was not enough for him, Jack using responsible to cover what he really need he ends up destroying the island. In lord of the flies, William Golding says “ Jack cleared his throat again, I'm not going to be part of Ralph’s lot, he looked along the right-hand logs, numbering the hunters that had been a choir.

What makes a individual powerful? Many different qualities go into make someone powerful it could be bravery or loyalty. The qualities that make an individual powerful is intimidation and violence.

“The boys looked at each other fearfully, unbelieving. ‘ ——-where is he now?’ ” (Golding 48). They all wish to deal with their fears in different ways. Jack is trying to deal with the beast by hunting it. He also wants to find food, make the boys a home on the island, and hopefully adapt to the horrors there. Ralph is coping by simply trying to help get the boys off of this dreary island as quickly as possible. Both of the views in this situation are clashing together, so that the boys could never agree. Neither of the boys can see past their own dreams and desires, which leads to anger.

Sigmund Freud’s theory of unconscious emotions is a spectacular theory and applies to William Golding's, Lord of The Flies like no other. In the book LOTF there are three main characters Ralph Piggy and Jack. First of all Jack, Jack is the very definition of Id, he is only for the short term fun and doesn't see very long term. Secondly, Ralph as Ego this is very clear because Ralph is the leader, he sees the goals but he is not afraid of having fun but he doesn’t lose his way like a Id would. Lastly, Superego, Piggy is the perfect definition of superego he is only looking for what would make progress, and he only wants the best out of people's choices piggy is a never-do-wronger.

Having bravery provides leaders with the ability to face any unknown obstacle without fear. Jack shows this trait because he is not afraid of the beast like the other boys are. He never hesitated to kill it any chance he was given. Even when Jack mistook Simon for the beast, he showed no mercy. In this instance, he was brave, and he might of lead the boys to accidentally killing one of their own, but in the moment he ran toward danger in efforts to protect his tribe.

Characters are a very important component to a book or story. Jack, one of the main characters in Lord of the Flies, is a great example of this. In the book Jack is the leader of the hunters. He and his other hunters bring the food for the group of boys that are stranded on the island. Jack may have had authority over the hunters, but he wanted more than that. He wanted to rule the whole group. Jack got way in over his head on this topic and went ballistic. With this comes anger and threats. See, without Jack’s personality and how the author characterizes him, the story wouldn’t have any conflict, and without conflict what is a story?

Jack’s adventurous spirit is shown many times in the novel. He seeks adventure and establishes himself as a hunter. To illustrate, when Ralph and Jack are talking, he says, “When I’ve had a bathe and something to eat, I’ll just trek over to the other side of the mountain and see if I can see any traces. Coming?” (56) Jack loves being on an island alone, allowed to do as he pleases. He is also very passionate, and he lives in a, “...brilliant world of hunting, tactics, fierce exhilaration and skill.” (75) His enthusiasm allows him to lead his portion of the tribe, and many of the other boys want to live life with adventure and thrill like he does. Jack lives for excitement and adventure, and this is shown when he says, “We’ll hunt. I’m going to be chief. And then - about the beast. I say this. We aren’t going to bother about the beast. We’re going to forget the beast!” (146) Even though the beast is a huge threat to the boys, Jack doesn’t care about the potential