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Lord Of The Flies: Jack And Roger

Lord of The Flies: Jack and Roger


Jack and Roger are two allegorical characters in the story: "Lord of the
Flies" by William Golding. They are both characterized as killers but they are
very different from one another. The two young boys start off with the same
intentions but as the story progresses we begin to see the differences in their
personalities. While Jack's power hunger grows, Roger's sadistic nature also
grows as well.

The character of Jack is an obvious id, he is a power hungry ruthless
killer that would do anything for power. Jack is not always a killer, the
events on the island lead up to his behavior. For example, when Ralph, Simon
and Jack are in the forest and they see the pig for the first time Jack does not
kill it no doubt from the taboo of killing. The second time he meets the pig he
kills it with his knife and this is only the beginning of the change in his
behavior. Jack's wanting of meat turns into obvious bloodlust later on in the
novel,......


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