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Lord of the Flies: contrast essay: jack & piggy


Am I a hunter or am I not?' They nodded simply. He was a hunter all right. No one doubted that."".
             Another major difference between Jack and Piggy is their cognitive ability. Piggy is a thinker while Jack cannot or does not think things through. Piggy can rationalize very well and can prioritize what needs to be done. .
             " How can you expect to be rescued if you don't put first things first and act proper?- Numerous times Piggy is yelling at the other children because of their plans of action and what they are doing. Although the others despise him, Piggy is the voice of knowledge and wisdom. Piggy knows the values of the rules and tries to maintain them and is often hiding behind them for support. Piggy knows what the best course of action is.
             " I've got the conch! Just you listen! The first thing we out to have made was shelters down there by the beach. It wasn't half cold down there in the night. But the first time Ralph says fire' you goes howling and screaming up this here mountain. Like a pack of kids!-.
             Ralph is the only other boy who can think semi-intelligently and sees Piggy's intelligence and ability to rationalize. "Only decided Ralph as he faced the chief's seat, I can't think. Not like Piggy."" Jack on the other hand, has little cognitive cannot reason and think things through. He is very self-confident and is a natural leader, which makes others believe he is intelligent and wise. Jack often resorts to primitive violence and judges people mostly on their athletic ability and self-confidence, which is the main reason he has such a disliking for Piggy who lacks both of these. He does not realize the value of the fire and cannot prioritize what needs to be done. Unlike Piggy, Jack does not know how to sow the seeds of future prosperity; he only lives to satisfy himself at the present moment. An example of this would be Jack desire for meat. Jack starts off with the desire for meat, which continues to grow and eventually is what turns him into a savage.


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