Chief In The Lord Of Flies, By William Golding

"I ought to be chief." A saying from Jack. How did just a mere statement lead to a turn of events? The Lord of Flies is an engrossing story piece in which a group of boys are stuck on a deserted island, relying on their own instincts to survive. In The Lord of Flies, by William Golding, Jack’s desire to be chief causes him to become a blood obsessed fanatic. Jack’s true characteristics began to reveal themselves little by little through his interactions with others. This is shown throughout the novel. "‘You’re talking too much…shut up, Fatty’…laughter arose", (p. 21). Here is Jack speaking to Piggy with the group of boys. That indicates that from the beginning, Jack seems to be a bully and has an influence on the other boys. Later on, the reader can see further that Jack’s manner worsened, "All at once, Robert was screaming and struggling with the strength of frenzy; Jack had him by the hair and was brandishing his knife", (pg. 114).

One of the murders is found on page 153 where it shares, "At once the crowd surged after it, poured down the rock, leapt on to the beast, screamed, struck, bit, tore…Simon’s dead body moved out toward the open sea". The author is describing this scene. This is referring to when Jack once again told his tribe to play the pig game, during which the majority had partaken in a murder without being fully aware. Because of Simon's odd appearance, Jack and his friends mistook him for the so-called monster.All the boys were there playing the game except for Ralph and Piggy, who decided to watch. Ralph confronted Jack in the second murder, and Jack devised a plan with his group in the process.This plan involved Roger launching a boulder. On page 181, "Piggy fell forty feet and landed on his back across the square red rock in the sea…the body of Piggy was gone". This is another example of Jack’s cruelty as his behavior has been drastically polluted from when he first arrived on the