Lord Of The Flies Jack Characteristics

In William Golding’s, “Lord of the Flies,” the boys are stranded on an Island, after a plane crash. They quickly learn that the island is a beautiful paradise, and this isn't quite a punishment, but a vacation. The availability of food makes the boys living situation more enjoyable, there are plenty of pigs and fruit trees to feed the boys, and although it can be quite enjoyable, Jack almost makes things almost harder on the boys because he displays the negative qualities of Thomas Hobbes. The way Jack treats the boys on the island, and the way he acts on the island proves that he does not have the qualities of John Locke, which are needed to be in a leadership position for the boys on the island.
From the beginning of the novel, Jack seems to harbor emotions of anger and savagery. He agrees with most of Hobbes ideas, such as that things should not be a democracy, but “whoever is fit should rule.” He proves this thought by saying, "I ought to be chief, because chapter chorister and head boy. I can sing C sharp" (22). Even though Jack thinks that he should be head boy, Ralph is elected by the others to become

Because Jack was so focused on getting food, so he could look like a hero, he failed to realise that the massive signal fire had gone out. Even more ironically, a cargo ship had passed by not too long ago, and the boys failed to be rescued. It's almost as if Ralph and Jack switched places, when Ralph says, “I am chief and you will do what I said. You talk and talk, but you didn't even help us build huts-then you go off hunting and let the fire out, there was a ship” (71). Ralph taking on the position of Hobbes when he makes Jack remake the fire, and Jack takes on the weaker position of Locke. This was the biggest time that Jack backed down from Ralph's authority, and in doing so, he loses the bond that he had been building with the other boys and with