Dissimilar to the other blacks in my mandala, this black is used to demonstrate Jack's sociology. This black represents power, sophistication, formality, elegance, wealth, and mystery. When Golding first introduces Jack, he is a seen as a mysterious character. Walking behind him was his choir boys, who all wore "shorts, shirts" and "each boy wore a square black cap with a silver badge on it", unlike the other boys, Jack had a golden cap badge, which indicated his power over the others right from the beginning (Golding 19). Choirboys, especially English choirboys, are usually seen as sophisticated, obedient young boys who have elegance and are from a wealthy background. They all went to private school, which shows the readers that they were taught to be refined. .
The green ring surrounding the orange and black circle exhibits Jack's youth and inexperience. Although Jack is the oldest of all the boys, he is young just like the others. He is a teen and still not fully mature. His immaturity is shown when Ralph is chosen to be leader instead of him, "[his] face [disappears] under a blush of mortification", indicating how Jack wants things to go his way (Golding 23). For the first half of the novel, Jack is jealous and envies how Ralph was chosen to be leader instead of him. In the second half of the novel, Jack is discontented with Ralph to the point where he tells him to "shut up", and asks "who he is, anyway" when all he does is "[sit] there telling people what to do. [When he] can't hunt [or] sing" (Golding 91). Additionally, the readers are reminded of Jack's youth when he asks the boys if anyone thinks Ralph should not be chief. His humiliation is displayed when "slowly the red [drains] from Jack's cheeks . so that his gaze [would avoid] the embarrassment of linking with another's eye" (Golding 127). Like a little boy, he announces that he is "not going to play anymore.