From the very beginning of the novel, Jack is given an angry persona that Ralph stands in contrast to. When Golding describes Ralph, he mentions a certain coolness about him, a quiet authority that leads the boys to vote for him rather than Jack whose entrance has frightened some of the boys with its intensity. Ralph also clearly has an interest in maintaining some kind of order and trying to do what they can to...
From the very beginning of the novel, Jack is given an angry persona that Ralph stands in contrast to. When Golding describes Ralph, he mentions a certain coolness about him, a quiet authority that leads the boys to vote for him rather than Jack whose entrance has frightened some of the boys with its intensity. Ralph also clearly has an interest in maintaining some kind of order and trying to do what they can to get rescued while Jack is interested in hunting and quickly wants to focus on having fun and enjoying the island instead of focusing on a rescue.
Though there is a moment when Ralph realizes he has thoroughly enjoyed the act of wounding a pig, he does not continue down the road that Jack does where he seems to see killing pigs and hunting as a way to prove his power and worth. Jack and his hunters find ways to dehumanize themselves by painting their faces and quickly losing the inhibitions they may have had when they landed on the island.
At the close of the story, Jack has become a violent tyrant, bent on controlling the island and eliminating any enemies. This includes Ralph who is fleeing for his life, broken-hearted at having seen any hope of rescue disappear along with the innocence the boys lost in the midst of the violence.
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