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    Character Descriptions: Ralph is twelve years old blond haired boy. He is described as being built "like a boxer‚" and is initially chosen as leader because he is well liked by the majority of the group. Jack and Ralph seem to disagree throughout the entire novel. While Ralph is trying to keep reason and order‚ Jack is trying to take his power. Ralph shows that he is “fair” both on the outside as well as the inside as a leader. Pg. 80calls order 1st chapteruses conch for everyone Pg. 1fair-haired

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    Trace the influence of Jack throughout the novel and note his relationship with Ralph. What does Jack represent? Throughout the novel‚ Jack is the manipulative protagonist of the story and fundamentally represents a person’s natural instinct of savagery‚ violence and desire for power. Jack’s many influences in the story are always for his own benefits. At the beginning‚ Ralph is elected‚ and sparks Jack’s quest for power. Jack becomes a leader of only the choirboys and hunts with them. His relationship

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    The irony is this passage‚ where Jack is speaking to the group of boys as second in command‚ becomes much more relevant after reading further into the novel and seeing Jack undergo changes into a savage leader. His initial stance that rules are needed to keep the boys in line go along with his role that he had in England‚ where he served as the head of the boys’ chorus. After some time on the tropical island‚ however‚ Jack is the first boy to develop a taste for blood and violence‚ contrary to his

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    In William Golding’s Lord of the Flies‚ the characters of Piggy and Jack display a variety of similarities and differences. Lord of the Flies is a book about a group of boys on a plane getting thrown out from a crash and getting stranded on an island. They are slowly figuring out the key to survival as the days and weeks pass. There are two boys who both believe they should be leaders of the group. Jack and Ralph both try to control and lead everyone. Piggy and Jack both hope to get off the

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    Jack. I hate him. I hate him. What have I ever done to him? Him and his group of savages. Will they ever grow up? Sigh… Pause How could he let the fire go out too? How? He had one job to watch the fire and keep it going. But he went off and was too busy showing off him killing the stupid pig. A pig. But no‚ now we lost our chance to go home for that. I can’t believe him. Doesn’t he want to go home to see his family‚ his parents‚ and his siblings? I do. Well now none of us may ever get that chance

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    skills.Knowing me‚ I am a perfect leader. I have the.strongest and bravest qualities. I know how to lead and take initiative‚ like i have done with our choir. Although the leadership role was given to Ralph. Instead I am the leader of our choir‚ in which we are in charge of hunting. I am best hunting anyways because i am the strongest one here. On the first night‚ the group supposedly saw a beast. I personally don’t believe that their was a beast. The group are just a bunch of wimps‚ especially piggy

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    Machiavellian leadership in Lord of the Flies William Golding’s novel‚ Lord of the Flies illustrates fundamental aspects of society and leadership through the politics of young boys stranded on an uninhabited island. Throughout the novel‚ the character of Jack Merridew gradually secures authority using various methods described in Machiavelli’s The Prince. Although Jack’s impulsive attitude and juvenile aggression may not obey this approach to ruling‚ other aspects of his leadership fit well within

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    Good and Evil in Lord of the Flies Over the ages‚ human behavior has shown that purity of thought leads to a similar action and ultimately to an outcome that is consistent with the original thought. Conversely‚ the history of man is tainted with his inherent lust for power and greed causing great conflict. In Lord of the Flies by William Golding‚ the author contrasts the moral thoughts and deeds of his flawed hero Ralph to the self gratifying motives and actions of his adversary Jack. The ebb and flow

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    William Golding’s novel the ‘Lord of the Flies’ developed many relationships to shed light on the characters. Perhaps the most important of these would be between the two main characters Jack and Ralph‚ however relationships between other characters including Ralph and Piggy’s relationship and Jack and Rodgers relationship are equally as important and help provide evidence of the behaviours of the children. The relationship between the two main characters Ralph and Jack at the beginning of the novel

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    Human nature isn’t perfect and has many negative aspects to it. The novel Lord of the Flies written by William Golding includes many negative aspects like greed‚ ill treatment‚ and jealousy that are portrayed through the outcome of the characters. These negative views of humanity are shown through the outcome of the characters Jack‚ Simon and Ralph. The outcome of Jack portrays a negative view of humanity because it shows that greed can lead to violence. Jack’s greed for power led to ruthless

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