In every story, there will be an antagonist, and no one fits this role quite as well as Jack in the Lord of the Flies by William Golding. While many flock with Jack in the story, Jack benefits off of the simple access of free speech by not being kind to other boys, by exhibiting violence, and using a mob mentality. Throughout the story, Jack continually gets more and more mentally abusive to the other kids for not following the exact orders that he gives. Jack strongly dislikes Piggy, and when Piggy rises to express concern about Jack's potential plans, Jack exclaims that Piggy is “always scared” and continues to call him a “Fatty" (Golding 43). Jack uses his unrestricted freedom of speech to intimidate others and make them feel uncomfortable
In his novel Lord of the Flies, William Golding describes Jack as someone who promotes unity, someone who is skilled at manipulating people, and someone who idolizes violent actions. Jack has a lot in common with the World War II German dictator, Adolf Hitler, who had also demonstrated desires for unity, the manipulation of others and increased violence. All these similarities between them led to them destroying their society.
Jack Merridew is the devil-like figure in the story, Lord of the Flies. Jack is wicked in nature having no feelings for any living creature. His appearance and behavior intimidates the others from their first encounter. The leading savage, Jack leans more towards hunting and killing and is the main reason behind the splitting of the boys. It has been said that Jack represents the evilness of human nature; but in the end, Jack is almost a hero. With his totalitarian leadership, he was able to organize the group of boys into a useful and productive society
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.
Jack is a boy who was one of the biguns found in lord of the flies. He stays in competition with ralph for leadership over the boys. In the beginning, Jack is shot down as leader when Ralph is voted upon by a group vote consisting of all the boys. His main job was a hunter that was assigned by ralph. When jack goes hunting he spot’s a pig. He catches up to it and almost kills i...
The irony of the plane crashing to start the story, the environment of an unknown island and many other cruel acts function into the work as a whole because it really does set up the major plot in the story. Cruelty will bring out the worst in people and this phrase proves to be true when it comes to Jack. The killing of the pig and the obsession of blood lust drives Jack into savagery and reveals that he is not morally strong. The violence also shows that Jack is manipulative as he uses the fear of the beast to gain power. While cruelty transforms Jack, Ralph stays morally strong and represents civilization throughout the novel. Cruelty proves to shows that Ralph’s character is very intelligent as he is able to think deeply. Cruelty also reveals how strong morally he is and how he will not succumb to savagery like the majority of the boys do. Lord of the Flies by William Golding, just proves to show that the cruelness of our savage, beast like instincts will take over without the order, rule, and conduct that civilized societies have to
Lord of the Flies is a novel written by William Golding in 1954 about a group of young British boys who have been stranded alone together on an island with no adults. During the novel the diverse group of boys struggle to create structure within a society that they constructed by themselves. Golding uses many unique literary devices including characterization, imagery, symbolism and many more. The three main characters, Ralph, Piggy, and Jack are each representative of the three main literary devices, ethos, logos, and pathos. Beyond the characterization the novel stands out because of Golding’s dramatic use of objective symbolism, throughout the novel he uses symbols like the conch, fire, and Piggy’s glasses to represent how power has evolved and to show how civilized or uncivilized the boys are acting. It is almost inarguable that the entire novel is one big allegory in itself, the way that Golding portrays the development of savagery among the boys is a clear representation of how society was changing during the time the novel was published. Golding is writing during
Also, whether they are moral or immoral, it is within a humans’ instinct to support a leader, which means they are likely to be influenced by their environment. Lord of the Flies shows that one’s morality is influenced by the environment and the society they are a part of. This is evident in Golding’s book as the most ‘evil’ character, Jack has shown signs of being moral and Golding uses various forms of irony to compare the difference of Jack’s behavior from the start of the novel to the end. However, perhaps we see Jack as the most corrupt character because he was the first to realize that in order to survive, he would need to be more savage. Jack is representing id when he viciously killed the sow twice. Moreover, the group of the boys as a whole killed Simon brutally, hence suppressing superego. The book overall represents the survival of the boys on the island with the lack of continuous monitoring and critical judgement of any adult and proving that society influences the one’s morality to the point where the society’s rules diminishes, a situation like Lord of the Flies takes which makes it significant to consider the psychological lens while
In Lord of the Flies, change took place among some of the main characters involved in the story. Moreover, one of the characters that experienced a major change based on his own desire was Jack. Unhappily, Jack changed from an orderly schoolboy to a violent savage. First of all, Jack was extremely interested in authority and leading his group, but most boys voted for Ralph. Consequently, Jack ended up being jealous of Ralph because he believed that he deserved to be the leader. Second, Jack became very concerned about hunting, and it became his one and only joy. Unfortunately, this practice killed his innocence and made him value savagery. Third, “beside the pool his sinewy body held up a mask that drew their eyes and appalled them. He began
In Lord of the Flies the survivors began to organize themselves by creating a hierarchy and then later assigning boys to groups to complete various duties or small tasks. In the movie they choose a chief by first gathering together and discussing that they should have a head boy so everything runs smoothly. The boys voted between Jack and Ralph, but Ralph one the election and became chief. The boys became organized as a democracy where they voted for Ralph to become chief and from there on out he would give orders.
The fact that Jack acts like this is very important to the story. Jack’s lust for power and blood sped the story up a lot faster. It’s possible that without Jack the boys wouldn’t even become savage. Jack is also a bully, and forces the boys out of fear into what he wants them to do. In, “The Lord of the Flies”, by William Golding, Jack is pretty much equivalent to a middle school bully, but the circumstances he is in, turns him into something even worse.
Everyone reacts a certain way and did something they wish they hadn’t done in diffrent situations.In the novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding , a class of boys end up on an island trying to survive. The Lord of the Flies demonstrates how we lose hope and loyalty when our main priority is physical survival .
... who found himself understanding the wearisomness of this life where every path was an improvisation and a part of one’s waking life” (Epstein 68). Throughout the book, the boys constantly show readers the complete underlying meaning of human nature through their actions and behavior. Because the choirboys support Jack to be the leader of the hunters, it gives him more courage to kill and become more savage. “The soul of Jack is typhonic, meaning violent like a hurricane. He has a burning desire to be chief who leads him into leading his own society and waging war on Ralph’s” says John F. Fitzgerald in Golding Lord of the Flies: Pride as Original Sin. Golding shows readers through Jack that sometimes the followers of a group that were also influenced by society can change or strengthen a negative aspect of human nature which in this case is cruelty and savagery.
Importance of Leadership Leadership is something that stands out in people. In a group, people tend to look for the strongest person to follow. However, the strongest person may not be the best choice to follow. In Lord of the Flies by William Golding, Ralph and Jack each have leadership qualities. Jack is probably the stronger of the two; however, Ralph is a better leader.
The Lord of the Flies by William Golding is a peculiar story about boys stranded on an island, and the plot and characters relate to many prevailing events and problems. A specific problem that is currently occurring is the mutual hatred and enmity between North Korea and South Korea. This is a current event, but the North and South’s hostility has been ongoing since 1945, when Korea was split into North and South, Communist and Capitalist. When the 38th parallel(Border between North and South Korea) was created, Kim Il-Sung ruled the North, and Syngman Rhee ruled the South. As of now, a power hungry dictator, Kim Jong-un rules the north, and an optimistic president who wants to see change was recently elected in the South, named Moon Jae-in. In Golding’s book, Ralph is a character who aimed to keep everyone alive and to stay together. Jack on the other hand, wanted to have fun and hunt, and although he also wanted to be rescued, he made no effort to help. In this sense, North Korea is a clear representation of the character Jack and his quest for power, and opposingly, South Korea is a representation of Ralph and his strive for order, democracy, and civilization.
Throughout William Golding's novel Lord of the Flies there is an ever-present conflict between two characters. Ralph's character combines common sense with a strong desire for civilized life. Jack, however, is an antagonist with savage instincts, which he cannot control. Ralph's goals to achieve a team unit with organization are destroyed by Jack's actions and words that are openly displayed to the boys. The two leaders try to convince the boys that their way of survival is correct.