Shots fired, two were dead in the nice suburb of Pleasantville. It is hard to believe that the chalk line on the street was caused by a twelve-year-old boy. The boy who murdered the other boy was involved in drugs, gangs, and in trouble at home. Given the situation he was in, the boy who committed the murder, unleashed his evil. In reference to William Golding's Lord of the Flies, one of his characters personifies the evil by expressing certain conditions. Jack represents the innate evil in humans. The change in Jack's character occurs in three stages as his evil comes out.
At the beginning of the novel, Jack reveals his evil. Jack's physical description truly is a clue to what kind of person he is. For example, " and his hair was red beneath his black cape"(20). Jack's red hair represents the devil about him. Furthermore, Jacks words are surprising. Shut up, Fatty! (21). This is a rude thing Jack said to Piggy. The outward name-calling shows his hatred toward another person. In addition, his actions reveal his evilness. Jack's harsh intentions are shown when he snatches his knife out of the sheath and slams in into a tree trunk(31). This was a scary act. In the beginning of the story, Jack shows only a bleak view of himself.
During middle of the novel, Jack expresses his evil even more. Jack is described as an evil person. For instance when Jack turns red (104), that is an evil description. The time when Jack turns red, it shows how mad and evil he can get. Also, Jack uses words that let people know how he felt. ""Who cares what you believe, Fatty!""(90). When Jack said this, it hurt Piggy's feelings and put his confidence down. During this time, Jack's actions reveal the evil destruction waiting ahead. He looks at Ralph, his thin body tensed, his spear held as if he threatened him(119). This action truly expresses Jack's innate evil. In the middle of the story, Jack's evil is released.
