Jack In Lord Of The Flies Persuasive Essay

1. The conch being inexpertly blown and the fact that Piggy has only one lens shows that society has begun to function poorly. The reason for this decline in society is Jack. Jack broke Piggy's lens, and now Jack who has power, represented by the conch, does not know how to blow it properly. This tells us that Jack is an inept leader who misuses power and destroys knowledge. To become an expert at something, such as blowing a conch or leading a society takes time, so this is also significant because it shows that Jack has just recently come to power. Because the conch and Piggy's glasses are crippled, knowledge and power are crippled, but not yet fully eliminated.<br><br>2. When Simon says, " I think we ought to climb the mountain.", he means
Many people believe that the climax of the story is when the sow is killed. When the boys kill the sow they take the final step towards savagery. Old society's ways and civility held Jack (evil), back from killing another living creature earlier in the book, but now everything changes as an entire faction of society not only kills the sow, but celebrates the accomplishment. Society's morals have shifted, and the burden of guilt no longer exists, allowing them to do exactly as they please without considering the needs of each other or anything else. At this point Jack and his boys have become completely savage. The manner in which the boys kill the pig is cruel and savage also; they no longer have any respect for another living creature. The sow is most likely pregnant and this tells us that the boys would waste the lives of its piglets and perhaps waste the lives of its piglets and the future meat that they would likely provide in their blind lust for blood. A civilized society would carefully select which animals to slaughter because of moral and economic concerns.