Lord Of The Flies Character Analysis

The boys respected him for his hunting, but after the death of Simon he became even more feared by Ralph and Piggy. The resentment for Ralph that Jack carried from near enough the beginning was the fuel for Ralph's attempted death. Jack's power went straight to his head and the tribe became completely uncivilised and out of control. There were no rules and the boys did as they pleased and all though they enjoyed themselves we are left wondering what would have happened if the boys were not rescued when they were. I think we can say that Ralph would have been killed but would further separation have been on the cards?

As well as that Victor pushes himself to the limit trying to stop the monster. This is very heroic as the monster could have easily killed him. On the other hand the monster could also be the hero because he is abandoned and is like a child. He educates himself learning to use his limbs and senses, he also learns to talk and understand speech; however this makes him more miserable because he learns about love and family life but he realised that he doesn’t have any of tho... ... middle of paper ... ...ing vengeance against Victor. In conclusion I believe that Victor is the true villain because he abandons the monster, his child, then is very abusive towards him and he does all this without even giving the monster a chance.

Unlike the other boys on the island Jack’s savagery did not take long to develop. He is like a disease that infects and encourages others to abandon their civilized ways. For most boys, killing the pigs was a food source but for Jack hunting was an adventure and a ritual. He creates a dance, and paints his face as a part of that ritual. Jack`s face painting influences the boys to such an extreme that they lose their individuality alongside with their ability to make civilized decisions.

If the younger ones didn’t believe in the beast then the older boys wouldn’t either. This would stop a lot of the problems that arise. If the pilot had been on the island with the boys, he would be able to comfort the boys and the children would not be scared of the beast. A lot of problems arise because of leadership problems between Ralph and Jack. Some of these reasons would involve the boys’ jobs not being organized properly and the fact that the boys believe that there is a beast living amongst them.

Without realizing it, Jack was swayed by a civilization that he was not a part of anymore. The good half of Jack knew there was a certain taboo associated with killing. He knew his actions would never have been acceptable in the previous world, but the malevolent part of Jack argued that no one could hinder him. He could experience the thrill of killing without being punished by the authoritative figures of his past. Later in the book, Jack left behind all his morals and triumphantly killed a sow.... ... middle of paper ... ...e him over so he could successfully hunt a pig.

If your scared of someone you hate him but you can't stop thinking about him.” In this it is obvious that Piggy is scared of Jack, so much so that he thinks about him constantly and now he has him figured out. This is why Piggy is unaffected by his evil. He sees what is happening to everyone else through Jack. The other person who wasn't overcome by their evil is Ralph. Ralph was an older child, and he was an athletic born leader.

From the opening pages of the novel, Jack’s dominating attitude is reflected. He is eager to make rules for everyone to follow and punish those who break them, yet he breaks the rules constantly himself. He has an obsession with shedding the blood of animals by hunting. At first, Jack could not overcome his emotions and kill a pig for survival , but by the end of the novel Jack kills numerous pigs for only blood and power without a second thought. This action represents how at first the good in him overcame the evil, but the longer he spent on the island without the pressure of society to uphold certain values and morals, the evil in him overcame the good which leads to his ruthless killing of the pigs.

Even when people tell him to shut up. No matter what the orders or rules are he doesn’t care. Even when everyone agrees that they should do something but he won’t do it just because he doesn’t want to. Last, he is a violent leader. Page 94 even states, “... some of the hunters, drove Jack to violence…” When people don’t follow the rules he wants... ... middle of paper ... ... he is not afraid of killing and hunt than help the kids survive and not be scared.

In addition, Jack treated Piggy with extreme cruelty. Jack's brutal behavior toward Piggy exposed his evil side. This could be why he wanted to kill him, as they began arguing since they had first met. Jack also felt a desire for power; Piggy would never grant him this supremacy, which led to violence either physically or verbally. After Jack let the fire go out, Piggy reprimanded him leading to frustration in Jack; “This from Piggy, and the wails of agreement from some of the hunters, drove Jack to violence.

Jack is the perfect example of a boy whose dark side took over when he was no longer bound down to a civil environment. After being unable to bear killing a pig due to the horrific blood, he became eager to gain respect, almost redeem himself, by becoming a hunter. He was remarkably enthusiastic about hunting. He painted his face and got spears. He eventually cared no more for being rescued, because all he wanted to do was kill pigs.