In the first three chapters Jack seems to change personalities from when he was in school to when he landed on the Island, he changed from responsible to trying to be the alpha male. When Jack was in school he was more responsible by helping other kids, but when he landed on the island all his responsibility got thrown out a window since all he wanted to do was a hunt and not get rescued. Jack is the kind of person that would judge people based on their size and appearance ever since he landed on the Island. The reader should see that Jack is an unkind person. The readers should see that Jack has been making fun, and trying to put Piggy down. Piggy was trying to talk to Ralph, then Jack cut into the conversation again, “Then,’ went on Piggy, ‘that boy -I forgot-’ ‘You’re talking too much,” said Jack Merridew. …show more content…
Jack does not like Piggy for some reason, maybe it is the way Piggy looks and acts. But Piggy cannot help that he stutters, has asthma, and wears glasses. Jack is one of those kids that has really high standards for other people, so if the other boys do not meet his expectations then Jack will put them down like he is doing to Piggy. Jack keeps telling Piggy to shut up every time Piggy goes to talk. This might be because Jack feels threatened by Piggy since he is a little bit smarter and is right about making shelters, and getting a list of all the boy's names. When Piggy wants to do the right thing to survive he gets singled out by Jack. Sometimes, to get the boys attention or even to frighten them a little Jack would make a loud noise or even yell. In this case, Jack slammed his knife into a trunk and looked round challengingly (Pg. 31). The way the author makes Jack seem so scary it sounds like he is trying to make sure Jack is the leader. The only way for Jack to feel empowered was to slam his knife into a trunk. He was trying to get the boys attention before they went off wandering the