Jack From Lord Of The Flies Analysis

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.

A good leader is one who knows how to lead with control and has strong leader characteristics. In the novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding, some readers support the fact that Jack was a better leader than Ralph, but others feel that Ralph was the better leader. Although many supporters feel that Ralph is the best leader, it is evident that Jack is the better leader because he can effortlessly control the group on the island.

It is understandable that Jack would have the desire to hunt, considering the act of killing gives off one of the most extreme feelings of power. This might be the reason that he leads violent and gruesome hunt's everyday, sometimes more than once. Nobody questioned his motive to hunt until Jack said, “Use a littlun (page 160).” This referred to a game that he was playing, during which they used a human and tried to kill them like they would a pig. Even the suggestion of this would cause the other kids to question what is going on up in his mind, even questioning his morals and

The thing is, the situation the boys are in is a life or death situation and it seems that only Ralph and Piggy are the ones that realize this. When jack left the group the rest of his understanding of survival where all lost except for hunting . Throughout, the story Jack becomes more and more power hungry, but now that he has gone wicked all he can think about is revenge toward his rival leader Ralph. “He’s going to beat Wilfred.” “What for?” Robert shook his head doubtfully. “I don’t know. He didn’t say. He got angry and made us tie Wilfred up. He’s been”—he giggled excitedly—“he’s been tied for hours, waiting—”(Golding, 159). From killing other striving animals, physically hurting piggy, and to tieing up wilfred to beat him. Jack is wicked in every way shape or form. Jack took advantage of his new position as leader on his group and went bloodthirsty. Then the monstrous red thing bounded across the neck and he flung himself flat while the tribe shrieked. The rock struck piggy a glancing blow from the chin the the knee; the conch exploded into a thousand white fragments and ceased to exist. Piggy, saying nothing, with no time for even a grunt, traveled through the air sideways from the rock, turning over as he went (jack signals the boys to roll the boulder to go pummel the boys and ends up killing piggy) (Golding, 181).

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

After Rodger kills Piggy Jack “viciously with full intention, he hurled his spear at Ralph” (181). The spear hits Ralph not killing him and Ralph runs off. After Roger had killed Piggy it set off a spark in Jack, one that made Jack not hold back. To Jack, Roger killing someone was the excuse he needed to start killing someone. Ralph later stumbles upon the twins who are now part of Jack’s group against their will and they see him. They start talking and the twins since rally warn Ralph “you have got to go because it’s not safe” (188). The twins then tell Ralph that Roger “sharpened a stick at both ends” (190). Ralph then sees Roger approaching the twins and Ralph runs off. This warning about the stick is not clear until Ralph later knocks over a pig head called “The Lord of the Flies” when he's on the run from the all the other kids chasing him with Spears. The stick that the head rested on was sharpened at both ends. From this it is made clear that after Ralph was successfully killed his head was to be put on a stick. When the kids all give into Jack’s orders and go to kill Ralph, they are ascending into the evil that exists in people. Ralph did nothing to deserve death but the other kids still try to kill him. Putting Ralph's head on a stick is a barbaric thing to do after he's dead and is truly inhuman. The kids were so controlled by their “darkness” that they were to put a dead person's head on a stick. The kids show the embracing of evil and turning to killing when they all try to kill Ralph with a terrible plan for him after he’s

William Golding portrayed his past through a character in his novel, Lord of the Flies; Godling brought out what he truly believed to be the "darkness" of ones heart and incorporated it into the fictional character, Jack. William Golding, according to his family, was a violent man. His family described him as being a dictator, which showed a correlation between him and the fictional character, Jack. Throughout the story, Jack was a representation of savagery. His character was blood thirsty and a manipulator. Upon their arrival to the island, Jack desired power over all things. He wanted to be the leader and in control of the boys.

Many times throughout the book, Piggy is the voice of reason and helps to guide Ralph along that same road if he loses his way. After scolding Samneric for being pessimistic about their fate, Ralph momentarily forgets the reasons why the signal fire is so important. "He tried to remember. Smoke, he said, we want smoke. Course we have. Cos the smoke's a signal and we can't be rescued if we don't have smoke. I knew that! Shouted Ralph" (Golding 172). Ralph begins to lose his initial cheerfulness and enthusiasm and replaces it with disinterest and pessimism. Piggy and Ralph separate themselves from Jack and his tribe and continue to maintain their "government". However, when Jack and his tribe kill a pig and invite Ralph and Piggy to join their feast, the two accept and cannot resist the temptation of the meat. Later on in the celebration, Jack and his tribe perform a ritualistic dance, in which Piggy and Ralph later join. "Piggy and Ralph, under the threat of the sky, found themselves eager to take a place in this demented but partly secure society" (Golding 152). They realize that the dance fueled the boys to murder Simon, and later deny their participance in it. "We left early, said Piggy quickly, because we were tired" (Golding 158). Ralph and Piggy recognize the evil in the dance, and know that if the others found out about their participance in it, then the boys would claim that Piggy and Ralph would be

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.

In the book "Lord of the Flies" the main character, Ralph, an intelligent, courageous, rational, attractive, and virtuous young 12 year, old along with many other younger boys, was stranded on an island. The boys were trying to escape a nuclear war that had hit England. Though the time period is not said specifically, by the mention of the bombs it is possible that it is war time but it is not clear if it is past or present. Among the boys stranded was Jack. After naming Ralph chief, because he was the oldest, Jack gets angry because he was head of the choir. Over time Jack becomes blood hungry for boars and goes off on his own to form a tribe of what Ralph calls savages. This causes Jack and civilized Ralph to become enemies.

Ralph speaks for Piggy by telling the boys Piggy’s ideas because they take Ralph seriously and respect him. Ralph stands his ground when Jack and the savages break from the group. He survives because of his choice to not to succumb to the savages.

Major Conflicts: The boys are abandoned on the island with no adults to supervise them, and while some boys try to keep things in order, others simply want to convert to the savage lifestyle that they find exciting and like nothing they’ve experienced in England. A couple boys lose their lives in this intense struggle for survival while the need to be rescued becomes much more urgent.

In William Golding's best-selling novel, "Lord of the Flies" man's inherent evil and savage nature is revealed through Golding's strident world view, extraordinary use of literary devices, and superb structure. 'Lord of the Flies' was published in 1954 when it quickly became wildly popular. The novel has had a difficult history following its immediate fame. Numerous schools, universities, and institutions have barred the book from being taught for its use of racism, explicit content and vivid imagery. Golding himself is an astounding reflection of the inner turmoil and harshness of his own writing.