The Importance of Jack's Character in Golding's Novel 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.

Humans, the civil species that dominate the planet. Made up of a complex composition, humans consist of many layers, one being a primitive instinct which can possess our humanity under certain conditions. In many novels, there is a particular character who represents evil or trouble. In William Golding's novel Lord of the Flies, the character Jack symbolizes this darkness and internal wickedness of the human soul itself, and demonstrates how it can become unleashed and completely consume a mortal being. Digging down to illustrate Jack’s character reveals him as egomaniacal, ruthless, and cold blooded. However, the word which sums him up as a whole is definitely belligerent. Jack had felt a strong jealousy towards Ralph, who was chosen as chief, after a group of school boys became stranded on an island, and had shattered the boys’ innocence and humanity with his savagery. The exact definition of belligerent is “hostile and aggressive,” with synonyms of antagonist and warlike, which describes Jack without a doubt. If it wasn't for Jack, the boys might’ve had a chance to keep a sense of who they were. Instead, Jack withdrew the darkest and most evil side of human nature, and will always remain an active side of him.

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

 In the novel, Lord of the Flies, Jack is the character that experiences the most change. Jack begins the novel as a somewhat arrogant choirboy, who cries when he is not elected leader of the island. Jack is gradually transformed into a vicious killer who has no respect for human life. Through a series of stages, such as leading the choir, leading the hunting tribe, wearing the mask, killing Simon, separating from the group and intentionally killing Piggy, Jack degenerates from a normal, arrogant school boy into a savage beast.

In the beginning, there was one tribe led by their elected leader Ralph. When Jack and Ralph have different opinions on what is most important about survival, two different, yet similar tribes emerge from the existing one. Both of the tribes have different characteristics, different jobs they perform on a daily basis, and different leaders who have separate views and opinions. Though they differ in more ways than one, both tribes share at least one thing in common, both are eager to be rescued, and willing to do most anything to survive.

Jack’s thirst for power for the sake of dominance develops a sense of dictatorship. When killing the sow, the shift in Jack is clear. Jack no longer looks to control nor shield himself from savagery; instead, he embraces it: “His mind was crowded with memories; memories of the knowledge that had come to them when they closed in on the struggling pig, knowledge that they had outwitted a living thing, imposed their will upon it, taken away its life like a long satisfying drink” (Golding 70). The sense of power Jack receives from his kill is enough to completely take over his actions. Power is a drug to Jack, and he has become addicted. This addiction continues to affect his life, and more importantly, the lives of those he has surrounded himself with. Dropped “He [Jack] began to dance and his laughter became a bloodthirsty snarling” (Godling 64). Golding uses juxtaposition and zoomorphism to inhibit this effect. Jack shifts from dancing to snarling in a matter of seconds, showing his vulnerability to the evil which has taken root in his heart. Jack is no longer human; he is a savage. It is known that money changes people. However, this is not true. With money comes power; power changes people. Jack has lost all control and power over his own life. So, he looks for control and power in the lives of others.

Stories through history argue that evil tendencies are shown in early life. One character, Jack Merridew in Lord of the Flies by William Golding, is a perfect example. This young boy is the evolving antagonist who brings discord in his wake, and fundamentally undermines the representative society on the island. At the outset, he is seen as a plainly ugly redheaded child, only possessing his grandiose black cloak, but evolves into something more sinister. Jack’s actions are impulsive, but effective in moving his darker motives forward. He uses his following of other young boys as muscle, demonstrates his power, and corrupts the world of Lord of the Flies with his destructive behaviors. As well as demonstrating the characteristics of a harsh leader, Jack fits the description of evil under other descriptions. Jack is the character that moves the novel forward with his harsh words and conduct, as illustrated by his dominance, pride, and selfishness.

President Franklin Delano Roosevelt was right in saying that the “only thing we have to fear is fear itself”. Jack Merridew’s evil ways are evident as he uses fear to control the boys on the island. In the beginning of the book, his presence itself at the election of chief instills the first of the fears within each of the boys. Jack uses his personality as a menace to the boys on the island. Although Jack garners support from the majority of the group, they assist him only through fear of what he is capable of doing to them if they do not do as he commands. As one can see multiple times throughout the book, Jack deems it necessary to hunt down pigs on the island, but why? Jack carries a demon inside of him that allows him to do such acts. If things are not done as he wishes, his fury is unleashed on everyone around him. While the others find hunting as a chance for adventure, Jack practices it as if it were a ritual. This ritual extends beyond the pig caught between the “creepers”; pigs are eventually replaced with human flesh. The boys’ fear keep them in the circle of dancing for they are afraid that one of them will be the next in the center of the dance. This outlook on violence is what drives the fear inside them. Later on, Jack uses the belief of the beast to further enlarge the terror of the schoolboys. The idea of the beast was originally brought up by a “littlun” but Jack uses the little boy’s fear to his advantage. The sacrifices made, the spears, and the face

William Golding’s novel ‘The Lord of The Flies’ tells the story of a group of English boys isolated on a desert island, left to attempt to retain civilisation. In the novel, Golding shows one of the boys, Jack, to change significantly. At the beginning of the book, Jack’s character desires power and although he does not immediately get it, he retains the values of civilized behaviour. However, as the story proceeds, his character becomes more savage, leaving behind the values of society. Jack uses fear of the beast to control the other boys and he changes to become the book’s representation of savagery, violence and domination. He is first taken over with an obsession to hunt, which leads to a change in his physical appearance This change

The main characters of The Lord of the Flies, Ralph and Jack, emerge as potential leaders of a group of stranded boys. The boys are working to establish a democracy and there will be a vote deciding who will rise as the leader of their new society. Jack and Ralph have contrasting leadership qualities. Even though they are very different, there is one important way that Ralph and Jack are similar.

William Golding’s Lord of the Flies was written to show the dark side of humanity in a time of crisis and how far people, in the book children, will go to save/please themselves when stranded on an island with no way to get help from the outside world. The three main characters in the book, Ralph, Piggy and Jack perfectly fit into the three main different personalities of the human brain which was made up by Sigmund Freud and they are Id, Ego and Superego.(Freud1) Jack represents Id, Ralph represents Ego and Piggy represents Superego.

A good leader is someone who cares about everyone. They are loyal, and listens to everyone’s ideas. They are smart, strong, and can make tough decisions. A good leader could fight, but a better leader can choose not to. In the Lord of the Flies, a novel by William Golding, is about a boy named Ralph who wanted to get rescued and made leadership choices based on that, but another boy named Jack who prevented rescue by splitting the group up and turning survival into a game. Ralph and Jack were meant to be in the same novel because Golding wanted to show how the wrong leadership can go wrong, and on what leader you follow can be an effect on how you survive.

Ralph is the protagonist of Lord of the Flies. He is elected for the position of chief by all the boys apart from the choir, who vote for Jack in an act of "dreary obedience". Golding associates Ralph with democracy by showing his leadership style and contrasting it with Jack's. The first thing Ralph does after accepting the vote is distribute the power. He tells Jack, "The choir belongs to you, of course," and allows Jack to choose the role he and the choir will take on. This instantly instigates impartiality in Ralph’s ideas. Ralph is the primary representative of order, civilization, and productive leadership in the novel. He reproduces social predation in England. Ralph keeps the boys under order through the meetings which he holds. At

The difference is that with the movie, Hook plans an ego personality adult, the pilot, Captain Benson on the island in the beginning. In the book, the pilot does not survive the plane crash. An ego personality is between unrealistic id and external real world, uses rational and prudent to find a way to achieve without harming id. Even though the pilot is injured, and in a coma, his existence is able to converge the children’s wild character. His presence gives the children the sense of a civilize society; gives the boys the sense of responsibility as every one takes turn looking after him. But when they are driven by the freedom principle, Jack slowly reveals his nature. He is satisfied in the situation which there are no adults and no school,

Anybody who has read the book “The Lord of the Flies” by William Golding has asked the question, who is a better leader, Jack or Ralph? Jack and Ralph are both great leaders. Each leader has his own characteristic on why he is a better leader. It honestly depends on the reader’s personality. Does the reader prefer a more savage, straight to the point leader, or does the reader prefer a leader who is soft going, is respectful, and overall a better human being. Many people would agree that Jack would overall be a better leader. Jack’s savagery would influence the boys to become more savage, and stay alive during this crisis. Jack cuts straight to the point without sugar coating anything, and is harsher on the boys. Also , due to the fact that