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. ... Throughout the novel, Jack portrays evil and violence, the dark side of human nature. ... Jack is very passionate about hunting and it makes him very excited during and after, especially after his first kill. 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. ... Furthermore, the red circles represent Jack's violence durin...

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William Golding's most popular novel The Lord of the Flies has become a must read for all students of English literature along with the likes of Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness and E.M. ... The Lord of the Flies tells a tale of schoolboys, stranded on an island during the time of war. ... The beast has absolutely zero physical aspect to it in the novel, in the beginning. ... It is this constant tear between Jack and Ralph about power, about who should have the throne that gives everyone reason to fear something more and pushes everyone to believe in the beast. ... Further down the...

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• Grade Level: High School