Jack Merridew "Tall, bony, "ugly without silliness,"" red-haired, freckled. He is the leader of the choir who turns into a savage hunter. He rivals Ralph's leadership. His name is from the Hebrew word meaning "one who supplants."" His character believes in authoritarian rule through fear, manipulation, and intimidation.
Jack Merridew:.
Ruffle-haired, blue-eyed, thin, bony, freckle-faced, ugly, is taller than Ralph. Before arriving on island, he had been choirmaster and right away leads the black-cloaked boys in military style along the beach. Like Ralph, he is accustomed to being a leader. At first he hesitates to stab a piglet but develops taste for it. He leads the others in hunting, tempting Samneric away from tending the fire. He has fear but overcomes it by acting tough, aided by masking his face with paint and doing killing chants. He bristles when Ralph doesn't respect his getting meat for the group, only talking about the fire. He mocks cowardice, especially in Piggy, and comes to break the "order- of assembly as imposed by Ralph. Hiding tears of humiliation, he leads a mutiny by his hunter-followers and becomes their chief. He is guarded and adorned like a god. Beyond order and reason, only he makes rules, enforcing them with physical punishment. He represents leadership by intimidation and rebelliousness. By the end he is compared to an "ape- and called a "savage."" .
In the Lord of the Flies, William Golding uses different symbols to represent life, society, and the very essence of humanity. Golding uses figurative language and detailed descriptions to provide the reader with a clear understanding of what he wants certain objects to represent. Golding, even though his meanings are clear, uses subtlety to convey his points of view in the story. He never comes right out and says what representations he made, you have to figure that out for yourself. But his point gets through never the less with the help of Golding's representational language .
