What Is Jack's Obsession With Hunting In Lord Of The Flies

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In William Golding’s “The Lord of the Flies”, it can be seen that Jack’s obsession with hunting and the discord he creates in the group is prohibiting the development of the boys’ society. Jack has become so obsessed with hunting that he does not want to help with anything else. The first time Jack refused to help was on page 52 with Ralph saying, “You wouldn’t care to help with the shelters, I suppose?” Then Jack replied with, “We want meat-.” In this passage, Jack clearly refuses to help Ralph with building the shelters because he has prioritized hunting over everything else. As the book continues, Jack becomes more and more obsessed with hunting. Thinking of new ideas to help him hunt such as painting his face or surrounding the prey. In

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