The officer tells the boy that his ship has come to the island after seeing the blazing fire in the jungle. ... Analysis After Ralph's tense, exciting stand against the hunters, the ending of Lord of the Flies is rife with irony. ... Golding's use of irony in the last chapter blurs the boundary between civilization and savagery and implies that the two are more closely connected than the story has illustrated. ... They choose Ralph as their leader, and Ralph appoints another boy, Jack, to be in charge of the boys who will hunt food for the entire group. Ralph, Jack, and another bo...

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• Grade Level: High School

In chapter four, Jack's sinister trait is brought out. ... " He made one cheek and one eye- socket white, then he [rubs] red over the other half of his face and slashed a black bar of charcoal across from right ear to left jaw" (63). ... Overall, Jack transitions from a good boy, to a savage boy that likes nothing except killing and hunting....

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• Grade Level: High School

The Natural Evil inside Every Man: An Analysis of Jack "What do all humans with great power want the most, even though they might not realize it? ... Through an analysis of the character named Jack, this essay expresses how that same evil takes him over little by little as he develops mentally, physically, and emotionally throughout the novel. ... Ralph, Jack goes from a very petty and childish little boy, ""I ought to be chief," said Jack with simple arrogance, "because I"m chapter chorister and head boy. ... "Shorts, shirts, and different garments they carried in their hands;...

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• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School