Jack is the most distinguishing in his strong belief that someone will come to rescue the boys. ... Ralph's clinging to his belief establishes the conflict in the story between himself and Jack. ... In contrast with Ralph's good-naturalness, Jack is jealous when the boys don't elect him as leader. When Jack isn't getting his way, he lashes out, often attacking Piggy, a boy much weaker than he. ... While she was pregnant, she visited a Savage Reservation, hurt herself in a fall, and got lost, missing her return trip to London. ...

• Word Count: 1298
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

This is all started when Jack says "His [Piggy's] specs- use them as burning glasses!" ... Especially for Jack and the hunters, the fire was absolutely essential for their mission on the island which was to hunt pig. ... Some of them must be better than others." " (p. 143) He always desires the need for clear-sightedness and despite the fact that Jack broke one of his lenses, it doesn't prevent him from seeing the savagery that the boys are slowly resorting to more and more everyday spent on the island. ... This is very evident when Ralph and Piggy are on their way to reclaim Pigg...

• Word Count: 1765
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School