SUPPLEMENTARY TASK III: Jack

At the beginning of the book Jack is less violent and savage and little is talked about him because it was all bottled up on the inside . He wanted to be the leader of the group at the beginning, but that didn't work out so Ralph became the leader. "I ought to be chief" pg 18. When he first got here he saw a pig and wanted to hunt it, but it escaped. In chapter 2 he insisted that the group needed to have a group dedicated to hunt for food. "All the same you need an army- for hunting. Hunting pigs-" pg 31. In chapter 3 Jack became more and more like a predator using hunting techniques to attempt to track down pigs to kill. "He lowered his chin and stared at the traces as though he would force them to speak to him. Then dog-like, uncomfortably on all fours yet unheeding his discomfort , he stole forward 5 yards and stopped" pg 48. In chapter 4 when Jack has got the technique of stalking his prey he has to have the camouflage to have the stealth. He does this by putting clay on his face. " For hunting. Like in the war. You know- dazzle paint. Like thing trying to look like something else-" pg 66. By chapter 5 the group has all have their roles, Jack being a hunter. The hunters are suggesting the meetings should be more serious and not just fun and games. Ralph has become more of a leader but not by a democratic way, but more by force and strong speeches. He even broke the rules, but nobody minded because he has the confidence to speak up. " Jack was the first to make himself heard. He had not got the conch and thus spoke against the rules; but nobody minded." pg 94. In chapter 6 Ralph is starting to over-throw Ralph and his rules. He's becoming more of a dictator while Ralph is trying to keep things democratic. "Conch!Conch!" shouted Jack, "We don't need the conch more. We know who ought to say things. What good did Simon do speaking, or Bill, or Walter? It's time some people knew they've got to keep quiet and leave deciding things to the rest of us-" pg 111.