In The Lord of the Flies, Jack was a powerful representation of the evil instinct of all humankind and society due to his desire to have power and authority, his thrill for violence and "bloodlust" that evolved from his growing savagery, and his inability to control the evil instinct or darkness of a man's heart. ... Instead of controlling the natural instinct that lied in all men, he revealed it to himself and to the others, and then allowed it to take over him, revealing the truth of how adverse and threatening human nature could be. ... So from then on, Jack started to thrive on the ...

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But when we lose everything and become exposed and vulnerable, we can behave just like any cornered animal. ... One may look down upon on people who actively use violence to solve issues in their life and may think of them as savage and animal like. ... In the Lord of the Flies and The Inheritors, William Golding uses characterization in order to explore the survival instinct inherent in humans. ... Jack and his following have reverted to the baser instinct of human nature, just wanting to be free from the shackles of defined life. ... These walls are no longer useful to them in their current...

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When Roger kills Piggy with the boulder, the conch shell is crushed, signifying the complete demise of the civilized instinct among almost all the boys on the island. ... The signal fire thus functions as a kind of measuring stick by which the strength of the civilized instinct on the island can be judged. ... One of the most important symbols of the novel, the imaginary beast, which frightens all the boys, stands for the primal instinct of savagery that exists within all human beings. ... The painted savages in Chapter 12 who have hunted, tortured, and killed animals and human beings are...

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In Lord of the Flies, Jack is the main representative of the instinct of savagery and the desire for power, to be precise, Jack is almost the exact opposite of Ralph. ... Jack is positive they will be fine as long as they follow the rules as "[they are] English, and the English are best at everything", he implies that they have to be well-mannered, even though he is the first one to give into his primal instincts (Golding 42). ... Jack is not cheerful due to the fact that he helped the group by getting meat, he is cheerful because killing the pig satisfied his primal instincts. ......

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Jack London 1876-1916 "I would rather be ashes than dust! I would rather that my spark should burn in a brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by dryrot. I would rather be superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet. The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them. ...

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If we are in a space where there are no rules, where there is no surveillance, there is only us, then all civility disappears, all morality, all inner instinct of kindness and respect slips away. ... Jack makes sure to differentiate between fear and the beast; an animal on the island. ... The breaking point comes when Jack believes Ralph not to be competent enough to be the leader, for he hasn't sold his soul just yet; he cannot hunt, he doesn't have that brutal, killer instinct that Jack does; " 'I cut the pig's throat', said Jack, proudly and yet twitched as he ...

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