Jack in Lord of the Flies
Disorder and savagery form on the island when Jack
leads the boys to crave meat rather than follow the rules. Throughout the
novel, Lord of the Flies, Jack
symbolizes savagery and the effects on life without society and rules. Ralph,
the civilized boy on the island, sees a ship in the distance. He is extremely
upset when he realizes Jack let the fire out in order to go hunting.
“‘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!”’(54).
Jack starts to crave meat, which eventually takes over his every move. He becomes addicted to hunting. It is his drug and he craves it all day long. Jack leads the other boys away from following the rules, believing they should be able to do as they please. He leaves the fire, which he knows is their main chance of being spotted and rescued, in order to hunt pigs. Jack is the leader of the hunt. He sees himself as the strongest and most powerful. Jack flourishes off this power and loves how the other boys worship him for providing them with meat. Jack seems to no longer care about leaving the island and returning to order and society. Instead he wants to remain on the island, where he can hunt whenever he wants. As the novel progresses, Jack becomes increasingly more savage and uncivilized. He forms his own tribe, with the main purpose of hunting. Eventually, Ralph is the only boy not in Jack's tribe, trying to remain civilized. Ralph secretly talks to the twins, Samneric, who still support him, and were forced into Jack's tribe.
"'They hate you, Ralph. They're going to do you.'‘But we want meat!”’(54).
Jack starts to crave meat, which eventually takes over his every move. He becomes addicted to hunting. It is his drug and he craves it all day long. Jack leads the other boys away from following the rules, believing they should be able to do as they please. He leaves the fire, which he knows is their main chance of being spotted and rescued, in order to hunt pigs. Jack is the leader of the hunt. He sees himself as the strongest and most powerful. Jack flourishes off this power and loves how the other boys worship him for providing them with meat. Jack seems to no longer care about leaving the island and returning to order and society. Instead he wants to remain on the island, where he can hunt whenever he wants. As the novel progresses, Jack becomes increasingly more savage and uncivilized. He forms his own tribe, with the main purpose of hunting. Eventually, Ralph is the only boy not in Jack's tribe, trying to remain civilized. Ralph secretly talks to the twins, Samneric, who still support him, and were forced into Jack's tribe.
'They're going to hunt you tomorrow'''(188).
Jack and the boys are controlled by their desire to hunt, and are so overtaken, that they decide to hunt and kill Ralph. Jack has felt threatened by Ralph, ever since they were first stranded on the island, when Ralph was elected chief over him. Jack had always desired to be chief and the only thing preventing him from complete power was Ralph. Not only does he treat hunting Ralph like a game, but also as an example of his power. This would never happen in civilized society, yet the boys' lifestyle has changed dramatically on the island. Jack destroys the peace and order on the island, and creates constant chaos, with boys running wild. He is the cause of savagery among the boys on the island, forming with his desire to kill. Jack ends order and rules and replaces them with chaos and savagery.
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