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Lord Of The Flies Quote Analysis

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Miguel Salas

Mr. Delgado

English 9.4

January 26 2023

The Horror of a Humans True Nature
Leadership can be described as how well you can plan and lead people to a better future. Leadership is doing things even if you don't want to for the better of the people. Such ideas are significant because if they can do these things, they would be overly capable to lead. For instance, when you give up something for everyone's future, that's leadership. In lord of the flies, Ralph can be shown as a leader because he is talking and considering everyone's choices, even Jack's. Jack is a savage beast and a bully, but even Ralph considers his thoughts and he tries to appease him, even though Jack hates him. Ralph also uses his leadership to make sure everyone …show more content…

According to the author, Jack is realizing that the only way he can have power is by hunting for others, but the more he hunts the most violent he becomes, but since he does not think fondly of piggy he does not give him meat, but when Simon gives him meat, throws meat at him and yells, "Eat! Damn you!" (pg 67). This short quote reinforces my answer because it shows how jack has become more aggressive, violent, and power-crazy. The examination of this quote reveals jacks blood-lust for power, and I'm not just talking about jack, in the book Jack represents savagery in society, violent acts when no one is looking, he represents that anyone can feel bloodthirsty for power, so furthermore Jack is exposed by that quote showing that he becomes more savage and his true nature rolls in, but he is also aware of it, he wears a clay mask towards the end of the book to cover up his insecurity and how he feels about his actions so he can have the power to not realize his actions and do things without thinking realistically. I think the mask jack wears represents how humanity covers up their true nature by wearing a "mask" symbolically, The "mask is supposed to symbolize our cover-ups, how we try to make people think how we want them to think of us than taking off that "mask" and revealing the true evil within us, faking the true us is an easy way in life, and …show more content…

According to the author, Jack says to piggy "You shut up, you fat slug!" (Pg 98) In other words, this quote is significant because it is showing that Jack is becoming crueler and turning over to the dark. As time goes on in the book, Jack starts to realize he can get rid of those weaker than him, he can make them feel less than he is. When Jack looks at piggy, he gets angry, he takes his anger out on him, and as he gets more violent, he takes his anger out on others. The point is important because It shows Jack giving in to natural evil to get more power. Thus, There is little doubt that Jack is turning towards the dark and evil selves of human

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