Ralph And Jack In William Golding's Lord Of The Flies

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Ralph and Jack are both alike in that they are the oldest and tallest of the group of boys. They both are capable of being the leader of the group and they are both driven by action. When there is an issue the boys both take action and issue it immediately. The two boys are different in many ways. Appearance wise, Jack is a skinny/bony, red hair, freckled kid that is ‘ugly without silliness’ and Ralph is a fair haired, broad shouldered, tall, attractive boy. As far as leadership skills, Jack is a self-centered individual who only has two motives, one is to be the leader and the second is to hunt and kill if needed. Jack wants to issue orders to the group and if they are not followed he threatens the boys to physically hurt and punish them.