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Lord Of The Flies

"Lord of the Flies," written by William Golding, is a novel that is set during World War II. The story describes the troubles of a group of British schoolboys stranded on a Pacific island after their plane was shot down on course to England. Jack is the antagonist of Lord of the Flies. He is tall, redheaded, and emerges as the leader of the choir-boys. Jack's character progression is very interesting, in that he reverts back to his animal instincts not very long after arriving on the island.

When the boys are all gathered for their first assembly by Ralph and Piggy, Jack interrupts rudely. Piggy tries speaking and inputting ideas Jack interjects, ‘"You're talking too much . . . Shut up, Fatty"' (Golding 21). This ridicule of Piggy shows the first signs of Jack's personality. When Ralph first gets elected as chief, Jack is upset and disagrees with the boys' decision to elect Ralph instead of himself as chief. Because he was leader of the choir, he believed he should be in......


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