How Does Jack Characterize In Lord Of The Flies
Jack is very manipulative and uses a figurative beast to create fear and obtain loyalty from the boys. Although the beast does not exist as the boys portray, Jack uses their naive character to his advantage. As Jack is demanding the boys to keep watch over the gates, they start questioning him and Jack reassures them by using fear, " '-and then, the beast might try to come in. You remember how he crawled-'
The semicircle shuddered and muttered in agreement.
'He came-disguised. He may come again even though we gave him the head of our kill to eat. So watch; and be careful.' " (Golding 160)
Jack is tremendously consumed by the power to the point where he is extremely paranoid to be thrown off the hierarchy and feels the need to take advantage of the weak on the island. Jack has no remorse for transitioning the boys from civil human beings to savage monsters. He has lost the main purpose of unity and order because of his twisted chaotic mind. Jack is living in his own world where he thinks he is a king being severed by peasants. He is so consumed by …show more content…
He knew that one of his times was coming on. The Lord of the Flies was expanding like a balloon.
“This is ridiculous. You know perfectly well you’ll only meet me down there—so don’t try to escape!' " The mentality of the beast along with the fear and evil that goes along with it, is all in their heads because the beast is morally apart of them. He now see's that evil lies within every human's blood and establishes that the savage within, drives ambitious among the boys to further excel the inner Satan figure all humans possess. Simon always felt the instinct that the boys are the beasts on the island but did not want to bring himself to believe that they came to the conclusion of corruption. All vestiges of civilization and innocence is on a very fine line because majority of the boys are drawn into temptation to become something inhuman because it is innate to
The semicircle shuddered and muttered in agreement.
'He came-disguised. He may come again even though we gave him the head of our kill to eat. So watch; and be careful.' " (Golding 160)
Jack is tremendously consumed by the power to the point where he is extremely paranoid to be thrown off the hierarchy and feels the need to take advantage of the weak on the island. Jack has no remorse for transitioning the boys from civil human beings to savage monsters. He has lost the main purpose of unity and order because of his twisted chaotic mind. Jack is living in his own world where he thinks he is a king being severed by peasants. He is so consumed by …show more content…
He knew that one of his times was coming on. The Lord of the Flies was expanding like a balloon.
“This is ridiculous. You know perfectly well you’ll only meet me down there—so don’t try to escape!' " The mentality of the beast along with the fear and evil that goes along with it, is all in their heads because the beast is morally apart of them. He now see's that evil lies within every human's blood and establishes that the savage within, drives ambitious among the boys to further excel the inner Satan figure all humans possess. Simon always felt the instinct that the boys are the beasts on the island but did not want to bring himself to believe that they came to the conclusion of corruption. All vestiges of civilization and innocence is on a very fine line because majority of the boys are drawn into temptation to become something inhuman because it is innate to