Jack's Transformation In Lord Of The Flies

Transformation: Soldier to Savage Often, tragical events and the greatest mistakes create the most beautiful works of art. This is the case with the Lord of the Flies, by William Golding. William Golding gained his inspiration to write Lord of the Flies during a time when World War II was still fresh in the minds of people,and the horrible violence was not close to forgotten. He literally got his motives to write the novel directly from the wars and cataclysms that had went on during his lifetime. The novel itself was made to show people that the horrors during any conflicts were not just a coincidence, but instead something that had begun from the human nature. A character in this novel

He could be seen as a quite sophisticated and even militaristic young man, with his strictness and organization of others. Not strangely, Jack lived in a place known for order and civility, England. Despite Jack being such a “well character-ed” boy at the start of the novel, as time away from civilization progressed, so does Jack's transformation. He becomes a savage who is cruel to world around himself, and this is all due to a black evil that deeply co-exists with William Golding's philosophical idea that people are born evil. This becomes evident as we examine certain events that occur when Jack is away from civilization: First, least importantly, the disguise that Jack uses to hunt. Second, mostly, the moment Jack refuses to follow guidelines. Third, importantly, the attitude Jack

First, Jack demonstrates a whisper of his savagery. For instance, least importantly, during the finale of the first hundred pages into the novel, Jack brings meat to the boys. This all takes place right before a call for a conch gathering, and in this meeting Jack describes how he obtained the meat, “'I painted my face—I stole up. Now you eat—all of you...'”(104). The mere fact that a complex being has paint on their face heavily reminds the reader of aboriginal people, something very fitting in character-wise with Jack's decision to use paint. To add, the phrase “stole up” only reinforces the vivid images of incivility. Second, mostly, Jack demonstrates his savage behavior while neglecting to follow set guidelines. Shortly, after the call for a conch meeting (the previous point), Jack warms up a verbal fight with Ralph and proves once again that he is unable to be civilized,“'The rules!' shouted Ralph. 'You’re breaking the rules!'{Jack then says},'Who cares?'”(129).This experience allows the inference to be made that Jack is unwilling to follow the rules of society, symbolically and literally. A set of rules or a code is what determines a civilized person from a savage... Not only is Jack rather primitive in his behavior, his behavior often hurts others as