Jack, one of the main characters in "Lord of the Flies," by William Golding is an excellent example of a dynamic character. ... Jack is a nominee against Ralph, who is another main character in the book, to be chief on the island. ... Jack fails in killing the first pig he encounters because "the enormity of [a] knife descending into and cutting into live flesh" (31) is troubling and disturbing to him. ... From the point Jack makes the mask he becomes an addict to killing and hunting pigs. ...

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The key to Ghoulding's dark view of mankind is his intricate plot, but more importantly, the characters by which the plot revolves. ... The story begins with Ralph, the central character and perhaps the most important. Ralph is the only character who remains practical throughout the book. ... The first appearance of violence on the island is with the killing of the pig, which was mentioned early on but served only as foreshadow to what would come of the island. ... Roger's thirst for the blood of another human being is far greater than any of the other characters. ...

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LORD OF THE FLIES - Character Logs -----------------------------------------------------RALPH---------------------------------------------------- Ralph's mouth watered. ... "But I tell you the smoke is more important than the pig, however often you kill one- (81). ... [Ralph] can catch his own pigs. ... "You cut a pig's throat to let the blood out otherwise you can't eat the meat- (31). ... Going off "hunting pigs "letting fires out "and now!...

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In Lord of the Flies, William Golding uses the characters, symbolism, and setting to give a detailed description of these two faces of human nature. ... Ralph, Piggy, Simon, and Jack are the most important characters in the novel. ... Jack first displays his savage-like personality in his description of killing the first pig (69). ... "Lord of the Flies" is the name given to the pig's head on a stick offered to the beast as a sacrifice by Jack and the savages (138). ... The characters, symbols, and setting used by William Golding depict the two sides of man: civilized and primitive....

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Symbolism in Lord of the Flies Piggy, Jack, Simon, and Ralph can all be seen as symbolic characters in William Golding's novel Lord of the Flies. ... The most substantial point in this transformation is the first time he kills a pig. Shortly after the boys have accidentally landed on the island, Jack is reluctant to kill the pig. ... A quotation from Jack himself describes this perfectly: "I was going to [stick the pig]. ... Then, for some reason, Jack overcomes his fear and is able to slaughter the pig fiercely and brutally. ...

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The novel displays human's own illness, human nature, through the characters in his story. ... In the novel, all of the characters showed some trace of evil within them. ... One of the first sign of evilness appeared when the first pig was killed. ... The boys chanted around the island, "Kill the pig. ... So much pleasure that not only did they hunt for pigs, the hunt became for man as well. ...

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The boys get excitement out of killing the pigs on the island. They paint their faces like and engage in war like dances to celebrate the killing of the pigs. ... The hunted pigs head on a stake is Jack's way of becoming like a god-like figure to his followers. When Jack is running around with the pigs head the boys cheer and applaud for him. ... Simon is another character in Lord of the Flies that stands for good judgment and insight. ...

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Clearly, with the Tom Robinson case, Lee's characters deal with racial prejudice head on. ... Golding had his characters revert back to their lost human instincts. . When the boys on the island finally catch a pig and get meat, the one hunter, and main character, Jack, cannot bear to let someone else tell his savage story. ... The pig ran away and made an awful noise-It turned back and ran into the circle, bleeding-We closed in-I cut the pig's throat-" (p. 74-75). ... `Kill the pig. ...

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William Golding's novel, Lord of the Flies, explores this concept of being a leader in the main characters. ... The character of Ralph contradicts Garvey's comment as he grows weaker as a leader, and Jack grows stronger as a leader by using power and force. ... The death of the pigs may symbolize blood and pain, but it helped Jack grow as a leader. In addition to haunting and killing of the pigs, there was the death of Simon. ... For example, the hunters let the fire burn out in order to hunt a pig when a ship passed by. ...

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They kill a pig and leave its head for the "beast". ... When the boys do kill they kill the mother sow thus showing that they have no consideration for the future (supply of new pigs). Golding uses these descriptions of the pig well as the reader becomes aware of how he would not be easily able to kill a pig. ... He loves to dominate things including the pigs and what he can't control he seeks to ruin. ... Golding uses symbolism throughout the book is with the intent of giving significance to every character or thing. ...

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Jack becomes power hungry and is engrossed with hunting and killing the pigs on the island. ... Although Jack has a distaste for authority and Jim loves it, both characters love twisting the rules to benefit themselves. ... The turning point for Jack in Lord of the Flies was the slaying of the pig. ... Jack's group makes two relocations during the book: one to Castle Rock, and one to the pig's head. ...

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While on a hunt Jake stops to smell along with touch the feces of a pig, he only want to hunt and have an enjoyable time rather then worry about being rescued, and he dances around the fire at his feast. Jake also sacrifice, or rather leaves behind the head of a pig they have slaughtered for the beast. There is one certain character in this novel that is different from the rest of the boys, an individual that is intelligent in addition to an important symbol. ... Throughout this work of fiction the boys have grown more primitive such as the hunting that started out with a pig and ends with t...

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Whilst both characters have the chance to exercise their power, both do so in a disparate way, with Ralph aiming to benefit the group as a whole, and Jack himself profiting from his actions. ... All the same, I"d like to catch a pig first-." ... "Kill the pig. ... Evidently, we must compare and contrast the characters of Jack and Ralph, so that we may discover and learn from Golding's true insight and significance of the story. Once the reader has discovered the characters similarities and differences it creates an understanding of Ralph and Jack's rivalry, and how it effects the out...

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Some notice that there are many references to the stories of the Bible, especially in the characters of Jack, the group of boys, and particularly with Simon. ... As the novel begins, and the reader learns that a group of boys have crash-landed on a deserted island during World War II, the first character, Ralph, calls everyone together and he is elected chief. ... Another way that Jack's character resembles the devil is seen in the way Jack enjoys destruction and murder. ... On the contrary, when the boys use Roger as a pig for practice, Ralph seems to enjoy the rush and idea of murder;...

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The character Jack as well as the use of face paint are the two main methods used by Golding to illustrate the roots of man when taken away from civilization and society, savagery. ... As time passed this fascination of hunting pigs turned into an obsession, a need to kill. ... They"re going to do you.They"re going to hunt you tomorrow- Jack, the chief says it's going to be dangerous, and to throw our spears like at a pig"(172). ... This simple act of disgusing himself for purposes of hunting the pig grew alongside the savageness that was slowly coming out of Jack and the other kids. ...

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As time progressed, the personalities of Ralph and Jack revealed what needs were important to each character. ... While ignoring Ralph's requests to keep the signal fire ablaze, Jack finds ways to fulfill his basic needs, hunger and amusement, like by hunting for pigs. ... As Jack spends his time chanting, dancing, or hunting pigs, and the Little"uns are out playing, Ralph is the only one that has a sense of reality. ... It would be wrong to say that Golding did not use the Freudian mind structure as a basis for this novel, as the similarities among the 3 parts and Jack, Ralph, and Pig...

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Because of this, Simon stands unconditionally apart from all the other characters in the book. ... He is always the character to think up new devices for their island culture, but the basis is solely for his own comfort. ... Jack is significantly less moral than Piggy- he has an overwhelming power hungry, savage character. ... At first he is unable to kill a pig, showing how society has ingrained a fake morality in him. However, he soon kills his first pig and he becomes virtually obsessed- longing for blood and loving the kill. ...

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The characters also exhibit similarities. ... Both must find their own food but, in Lord of the Flies the boys hunt in the jungle with spears for pigs and in survivor Rich spears fish by the reef. ... Jack, with "the hunters", travels into the jungle armed with his spear to kill pigs for food and for the mere pleasure. The pig is then divided amongst them all. ... The plots, settings, characters, and themes from the novel mirror those from the show. ...

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They elect the character Ralph as chief to set rules and be the leader of the group. ... The leader of this group is Jack (This character is Golding's main outlet to display the Beast within). ... For example Jack at the beginning of the novel Jack hesitates killing a pig because he knows what he is doing is wrong. ... Through out the novel there are many symbols that can reveal Jacks character, the symbol that represents it the most effective is the mask. ... As Jack character develops in the novel he begins to change those around him showing them the possible outcomes from savagery, cau...

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When Golding first introduces Jack, he is a seen as a mysterious character. ... To restate, Jack proposes fun, hunting and killing pigs, having meat to eat and the security of being part of a tribe based in the secure castle rock. ... 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. ...

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Although Lord of the Flies is a novel which explores some of the darker aspects of human nature, I think there are many positive aspects of human nature presented here too: Look closely at the characters and roles of Ralph and Piggy, for example. ... Piggy is intelligent and loyal, and although some of the other characters see him as a coward, he is actually very courageous in the way he speaks out against Jack and his savagery: Look at what he says in "Castle Rock" just before his death; his death makes him into a kind of tragic hero. ... In the novel, the pig"s head is the Lord of ...

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These works portray similar storylines: a caste system of stereotypical characters trapped on an island and in a constant fight for survival. ... The characters that play the leader in the film and the novel each struggle to maintain the order to survive, however, the conflicts that happen are inevitable to these leaders. ... Jack also did a decent job of keeping the group together, however, the order started to fall apart when the characters lost their humanity and let the selfishness and the desires to survive overcome them. ... When the water was stolen, the characters started to doubt and ...

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Lord of the Flies The Comparison and contrasts of the leadership styles of Ralph and Jack and how these are related to their characters. The two characters of Jack and Ralph have many contrasts. ... I believe this has been used by Golding to portray Dictatorship and Democracy and how the differences lead to conflict between the two characters. ... The picture portrayed here is that one is a much stronger character. ... Jack wanted to use the pig hunting mob frenzy to kill Ralph. ...

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Throughout the novel "Lord Of the Flies," author William Golding incorporates characters, objects, and events which represent concepts or ideas pertaining to the flaws of mankind. ... In this scene the pig head, or lord of the flies, plays Satan and Simon acts as Jesus. ... Simon's character traits are like Jesus' because he demonstrates true morality and selflessness and many of the things he do seem supernatural. ... Only when the reader takes a closer look at these events, they can see the similarities between the biblical stories and attributes of the characters. ... At first he...

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In the Lord of the Flies, Golding's perspectives on how political systems cannot govern society effectively without first taking into consideration the defects of human nature are proved through two of his main characters, Ralph and Jack. ... Jack also represents savagery because he allows the young boys to "kill the pig. ... By creating two very different characters, he can demonstrate how evil in human nature can conflict with the order that one is trying to establish. ...

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