How Is Jack Presented In Lord Of The Flies

In the novel Lord of The Flies Jack's personality dramatically changes. Jack uses the other boys’ fear of the beast to bolster his importance in the tribe. In chapter 10 Golding wrote: "Quiet!" shouted Jack. "You, listen. The beast is sitting up there, whatever it is--" "Perhaps it's waiting--" "Hunting--" "Yes, hunting." "Hunting," said Jack. He remembered his age-old tremors in the forest. "Yes. The beast is a hunter.” In chapter 10, the boys who hunted for the beast have returned. Jack was able to use this moment to play on their fears while he made Ralph look inferior towards him. For Jack, the idea of the beast was an opportunity that he created to make himself look stronger than his opponent, Ralph. He capitalizes on the idea that the boys are scared of the beast and they can go to him for advice and support.

Jack needs the boys to trust and believe him so he creates the idea of the beast so the boys follow him blindly. As time goes on, the boys start to believe everything Jack says. When it comes to the beast, Jack is the man that the boys go to for help, they view him as a solution to the problem. Jack uses the tactic of fear to be more dominant over the boys. The reason he does this is for his own pride and needs, not the boys. He has influenced the boys into believing what he wants and needs is more important than the boys. What happens if the boys find out the beast is fake? What happens if the boys no longer fear Jack and decide to rebel? What happens to Jacks pride, does civilization break? Ralph’s followers showed up at Jack’s camp, they encountered armed guards. Jack and some of his followers come out of the forest with a dead pig. Jack told Ralph to leave the camp, and “Ralph declined and wanted Piggy’s glasses. Ralph wasn’t able to show how important the signal fire was to rescue them. Jack then ordered the guards to take Sam and Eric and tie them