Jack In Lord Of The Flies Expository Paragraph Essay
Jack: Expository Paragraph
In William Golding's novel, ' The Lord of the Flies', the author places the character
Jack with the role symbolic of a totalitarian figure whose ambitious lust for power
corrupts the society of the island with elements of unbridled savagery, and exploits the
defects of human nature for his own desires.
To begin, Golding grants Jack with vices of greed and wrath to immorally attain his
goals for power, symbolizing the avarice that Man as a whole has the potential to
possess. For instance, after Jack and Ralph descend the mountain from hunting for the
beastie, Jack calls a meeting, stating his opinions on Ralph's stance as Chief, ' Ralph
thinks you're cowards, running away from …show more content…
He's not a proper Chief. He's a coward himself
(Golding, 138).' Jack is using slander as a method of denouncing Ralph from
authority. Jack not only tries to insult Ralph's ability to lead, therefore giving a
logical reason to remove him, but also tries to instill in the boys on the island a
personal reason of hatred to abdicate Ralph. With Ralph gone, Jack will be able to
fill the gap as Chief, satisfying his ambitions, yet again continuing the cycle of
tyrannical rule as shown throughout the history of Man.
Furthermore, Golding wants to further develop Jack's character by giving him the
irrational actions of cruel, uncontrollable savagery, which in turn affects the
community, for savagery is the primal root of all Man. To illustrate, Ralph and Piggy
arrive to Jack's new camp, where after a minor argument Jack rallies his tribe to
initiate a trance-like dance where Simon appears from the forest and is mistaken
for the beastie, ' [t]he sticks f[a]ll and the mouth of the new circle crunch[es] and
scream[s]. The beast [is] on its knees, its arms fold[ing in] over its face. At once, the
crowd surge[s] after it, leap[s] on the beast, scream[ing], str[iking], bit[ing], …show more content…
Jack is abandoning logic and
wisdom for savagery and fear.
Finally, Golding allows Jack to have the intelligence to be able to see weak points in
society where he can manipulate and exploit to his liking; very similar in comparison
to the real world counterpart. By way of example, Jack gives speech, '-and then the
beast may try to come in. You remember how he crawl[s]- he [comes]- disguised. He
may come again even though we g[ive] him the head of our kill to eat. So watch; be
careful (177).' Regarding Jack's comments, he knows the beast does not exist. He
knows, however, the tribe is afraid of the beast. Thus Jack uses the beast as a ploy,
to keep the people afraid, and him in power, not thinking of rescue, but of surviving
the wrath of the beast. Only with Jack as Chief, could the community stay in
protection from the savagery of the
In William Golding's novel, ' The Lord of the Flies', the author places the character
Jack with the role symbolic of a totalitarian figure whose ambitious lust for power
corrupts the society of the island with elements of unbridled savagery, and exploits the
defects of human nature for his own desires.
To begin, Golding grants Jack with vices of greed and wrath to immorally attain his
goals for power, symbolizing the avarice that Man as a whole has the potential to
possess. For instance, after Jack and Ralph descend the mountain from hunting for the
beastie, Jack calls a meeting, stating his opinions on Ralph's stance as Chief, ' Ralph
thinks you're cowards, running away from …show more content…
He's not a proper Chief. He's a coward himself
(Golding, 138).' Jack is using slander as a method of denouncing Ralph from
authority. Jack not only tries to insult Ralph's ability to lead, therefore giving a
logical reason to remove him, but also tries to instill in the boys on the island a
personal reason of hatred to abdicate Ralph. With Ralph gone, Jack will be able to
fill the gap as Chief, satisfying his ambitions, yet again continuing the cycle of
tyrannical rule as shown throughout the history of Man.
Furthermore, Golding wants to further develop Jack's character by giving him the
irrational actions of cruel, uncontrollable savagery, which in turn affects the
community, for savagery is the primal root of all Man. To illustrate, Ralph and Piggy
arrive to Jack's new camp, where after a minor argument Jack rallies his tribe to
initiate a trance-like dance where Simon appears from the forest and is mistaken
for the beastie, ' [t]he sticks f[a]ll and the mouth of the new circle crunch[es] and
scream[s]. The beast [is] on its knees, its arms fold[ing in] over its face. At once, the
crowd surge[s] after it, leap[s] on the beast, scream[ing], str[iking], bit[ing], …show more content…
Jack is abandoning logic and
wisdom for savagery and fear.
Finally, Golding allows Jack to have the intelligence to be able to see weak points in
society where he can manipulate and exploit to his liking; very similar in comparison
to the real world counterpart. By way of example, Jack gives speech, '-and then the
beast may try to come in. You remember how he crawl[s]- he [comes]- disguised. He
may come again even though we g[ive] him the head of our kill to eat. So watch; be
careful (177).' Regarding Jack's comments, he knows the beast does not exist. He
knows, however, the tribe is afraid of the beast. Thus Jack uses the beast as a ploy,
to keep the people afraid, and him in power, not thinking of rescue, but of surviving
the wrath of the beast. Only with Jack as Chief, could the community stay in
protection from the savagery of the