This can be seen with Ralph and Jack, the two leaders in William Golding's Lord of the Flies. ... (Golding 53) Instead of watching over the fire himself, he trusts Jack, who does not care enough about going home to even keep the fire going. ... Since, Jack neglects his responsibility of keeping the fire going, Ralph and he verbally fight in front of the others, which makes the group doubt their abilities: "Simon looked now from Ralph to Jack, as he had looked from Ralph to the horizon, and what he saw seemed to make him afraid (Golding 68).... " Jack checked, vaguely irritated ...

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In William Golding's Lord of the Flies, a group of young boys are stranded on a deserted island, and here the aftermath of a world deprived of society and organization is brought to light. ... As the story unfolds, Golding reveals Jack to be selfish, violent and corrupt as he was driven to violence. ...

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