The Transformation of Jack in William Golding's 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.

is far too much for them. They are in fear of him as they obey his

Jack shows that savagery is like an illness and only gets worse over time. After Jack kills the first pig, he proudly says, “’I cut the pig’s throat’” (Golding 69). In this quote, Jack is proud of killing a defenseless sow; this proves that by nature humans are savage because a young, innocent child like Jack killed a mother pig who was nursing her young. Without a real man to look up to, Jack thought being a man meant acting as though he was tough and killing everything he saw. This is a mindset of a savage person. In addition to this scene, Jack leads the charge that killed Simon. This also proves that humans are savage by nature because Jack had no

Jack and his tribe show the true meaning of savagery creeping in when the rules of society are forgotten. Ever since the boys arrived on the island, Jack has wanted to be the only one in control. When the boys voted for Ralph over Jack he became angry. The boys separated, some decided to become hunters and the others desired rescue. Jack quotes “ who will join my tribe”, so now Jack does have the power he’s been wanting but only to the savages. Jack becomes obsessed with the thrill of killing pigs that he takes his killings to another level. Golding uses zoomorphism to describe jack and the people in his tribe; “Jack began to dance and his laughter became bloodthirsty snarling.” Golding would use this literary device to show the ptrue animals the savages are. The boys chant “‘kill the pig. Cut her throat. Bash her in’”, this indirectly shows the savagery that the boys have developed since stranded in an environment where there is no authority. After Jack achieves killing pigs he becomes even more bloodlust. Jack and the boys kill Simon with no couth then Jack allows Roger, another savage, kill Piggy. After the murders they all act like nothing has happened. Jack doesn’t show pure savagery because he uses a clay mask when he hunts, which hides his true personality. This savagery creeps in when all

There were many significant characters throughout the novel, Lord of the Flies, written by William Golding. One character that changed significantly was Jack. His actions throughout the novel has helped me understand the thought provoking idea that the potential for evil lies within us all.

Jack- Jack is kind of an antagonist in the Lord of the Flies. He is a mean and savage boy who only cares for himself and no one else. Jack is the type of person who enjoys rebelling other people for what they think and likes to insult people for who they are. Things tend to get out of hand, ever since Ralph and the boys met Jack. For example, Jack divided the hunters and created his own tribe and becomes enemies with Ralph’s tribe.

By the end of the novel, Jack has become a full blown barbarian. He is so caught up in killing pigs that he no longer listens to Ralph. He tries to become chief again and fails. Because of that, he starts his own tribe on the other side of the island where all they do is hunt pigs. The boys that follow him are transformed into the savage that he is. “Here, struck down by the heat, the sow fell and the hunters hurled themselves at her…Jack was on top of the sow, stabbing downward with his knife. Roger found a lodgment for his point and began to push till he was leaning with his whole weight. The spear moved forward inch by inch… [t]hen Jack found the throat and the hot blood spouted over his hands.” Jack and his followers were demoralized and tainted

While Jack and his hunters started out as just choirboys, they become obsessed with violence and are driven to kill. In the beginning of the book, Jack hesitates and misses his chance to kill a trapped pig. Later on, as Jack and his newly formed tribe hunt in the forest, they discover a sow. Following the desperate chase after

We meet people everyday that change for many different reasons. People change due to the people they are around, the places they live or simply age and surroundings. Just like people change in life, characters can change in movies and books. As a matter of fact the “Lord Of The Flies” by William Golding shows us many ways of characters changing due to their surroundings and people around them. “Lord Of The Flies” is a book about boys crashing on an island and getting trapped. The pilot of the plan is killed, but many of the boys survive the crash, boys soon realize there is no adult supervision. Soon the boys start to find each other on the island. In the book “Lord Of The Flies” the main character is Ralph and throughout the book he changes a lot. He changes from being a very young mature and civil kid to someone who is “savage” and doesn't have awareness in what he is doing. Ralph represents order, civilization and morality in the book and on the island.

Jack becomes obsessed with hunting and changes his appearance by painting his face to resemble a savage. He just leads his tribe to make an act of transgression like raid Ralph’s camp, steals Piggy’s glasses, and orders his gang to hunt and kill Ralph. Meanwhile, Ralph does not fall into the savagery life as Jack did, he remains determined not to let this savagery -overwhelm him, and only briefly does he consider joining Jack’s tribe in order to save himself. When Ralph hunts a boar for the first time, however, he experiences the exhilaration and thrill of bloodlust and violence. When he attends Jacks feast and participates in the killing of Simon, he starts to realize that evil exists in him as well as everyone else. This new fact made him fall into a restless despair for some time, however, this knowledge enables him to cast down the Lord of the

When Jack’s side obtains more members, they go hunting and kill a pig, brutally. Jack begins thinking that the act of hunting and killing animals is his entertainment now. Golding describes how Jack giggled and rubbed pig innards all over Maurice’s face, right after they killed the sow. Jack then orders the kids to mount the pigs head onto a stick, and says, “The head is for the beast. It’s a gift” (Golding 137). This is false idolization and similar to ancient tribes who sacrificed animals and other people to their gods, which is extremely uncivilized now. Jack is doing whatever he pleases, empowered by the mask and the children who follow him now, along with the lack of consequence for anything he does. He has completely descended into savagery almost all on his own, and will drag his tribe down with him. The

though Jack does not want to be seen as a child, but as a figure of

Jack Merridew is the antagonist of the Lord of The Flies novel. He is a dynamic character, he starts the story as a proper schoolboy then progresses into a brutal, barbaric boy who taught his choir to hunt and become a tribe. He is in constant fights with Ralph and Piggy because they stop him from having authority over the rest of the boys. Jack learns to love hunting and begins to become more like an animal when he paints his face and hunts lox to the ground sniffing the pig tracks. He overtakes Ralph ability to be chief by promising the rest of the boys that he will protect them and bring them meat.

Through his leadership, Jack accentuates the level of violence his hunters are experiencing by taking them on a successful pig hunt. When Jack cannot deny his urge to kill

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