Lord Of The Flies Quote Analysis

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Jack only cares about hunting and having fun. Hunting and having fun are two human instincts that everyone has. This attracts many boys to his tribe, but after a short period of time, the boys descend into savagery because they do not have the social stability that Ralph creates at his tribe. Ralph often grows impatient with Jack because all Jack cares about is hunting. Jack becomes so focused on killing a pig that it is all he can talk about. Ralph and Jack are having a conversation about building shelters when Jack completely misinterprets what Ralph is saying and thinks he is talking about killing a pig. Ralph says to Jack, “‘I was talking about smoke! Don’t you want to be rescued? All you can talk about is pig, pig, pig!’ ‘But we want meat!’” This quote clearly deciphers that Jack cannot even focus on a simple …show more content…

Jack is clearly not a good fit for chief if he cannot even focus on a simple conversation. Jack is the type of person that has to be in control and is willing to do anything to gain control. Ralph comes up with many versatile rules to keep order on the island and Jack never listens to them because he just wants to have fun. Having fun is good, but there has to be a balance between work and fun. One cannot simply have fun all the time or nothing would ever be completed, that is when ones imminent death becomes inevitable. Just like in society today, people want a leader that has a balance between work and fun. Give the people what they want and they will support their leader. Though, in order to survive and have fun, there needs to be rules. Jack would definitely not be a leader in North America today simply because he is only focused on one thing, and it is definitely not survival. Another example of Jack only caring about hunting and having fun is when Jack gets the boys to chant, “‘Kill the Pig. Cut her throat. Spill her blood.’” (Golding

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