In William Golding’s book, Lord of the Flies, plenty of boys are stuck on an island. As the book progresses, they reveal individual traits and who stands out the most. Jack promotes these traits that set him apart from the other boys by being power-hungry and violent. As the most intriguing character, Jack uses the power of fear and manipulation to gain dominance over the boys. It begins when the dead parachutist lands on the island. Jack abuses this by transforming the carcass into a monster to hinder the boys’ safety. As a result, the boys are very cryptic about their security on the isle unless they follow Jack; the player abuses the advantage and controls the boys, mishandling this trump card to have authority over them and make them do …show more content…
There’s only one way up” (Golding 102-103). Ralph is an interesting character because the escapist remains civilized on the island, unlike everyone else. Ralph remains true to his goal of finding a way off the island than the other boys who killed animals for “fun”. However, it wasn’t Ralph using the fire to get off the key, but Jack’s rage to kill Ralph. The arsonist uses flames to draw fear over Ralph and gain more power. Ralph is all by himself, with no one else to help him, but Jack has his overwhelming dominion over the boys, commanding them to do deeds for him. The alpha sends them out to hunt Ralph while dragging him to the open. Jack is the most captivating character because he is the most violent person on the island. The hunt leader creates a party to kill a pig and chooses not to focus on getting off the isle and draws attention to an act of violence; after returning from the hunt, Jack and the boys carry a pig’s head on a stick. The description of the offering amplifies the overuse of violence with the pig’s blood on the stick and the flies that swarm it. The poacher boasts about his bloody work, “I cut the pig’s throat... There were lashings of blood... you should have seen it!” (Golding