Lord Of The Flies Jack Character Analysis

Despite almost all of the characters going through transitions due to the changed circumstances, Golding depicts Jack as the most explicit figure. “Jack and Ralph smiled at each other…The point tore the skin and flesh over Ralph’s ribs”. Initially, when Jack first shows up on the island, we realize that he is a leader of a choir, marching in military style. Although this foreshadows Jack’s totalitarianism and dictatorship, it still shows the typical characteristics of a typical teenage boy, wanting to take on leadership roles and smiling whenever possible. However, as Jack becomes obsessed with hunting pigs and eventually putting on the mask, he turns savage and gruesome beyond return. The fact that he uses a spear to attack Ralph immediately after Piggy’s brutal death shows Jack has completely lost his rationality and sense of human being.
In the early stages of the book, Jack is still portrayed as an innocent young boy, being very afraid with the idea of killing a living creature. “I let them go. I had to go on. I…” Jack realizes that the boys are craving for meat and successful hunting is crucial to satisfy their needs. However, throughout the whole quote, Jack
“Steep slope up to the shattered rocks that crowned the bastion." The description of “Castle Rock” shows how different it is from Ralph’s setting. It is distinguishably set apart from the main island and is very inaccessible with very minimal fresh water. His preference shows that he wants to be the person that controls and overlooks the island. At the Castle Rock, Jack reaches a point of extreme savagery by killing Piggy and the conch, a strong symbolism of democracy. In addition, he plans to kill anyone who doesn’t obey his orders. It is fair to say that Jack is acting like Hitler committing extermination of Jews which he considers “dangerous to his