The Fall Of Civilization
The Fall Of Civilization
"'Hands up," said Jack strongly, "whoever wants Ralph not to be chief.'" In the book, Lord of the Flies, by William Golding, there is an extreme change showing the savage instincts we all hold inside. Over the course of the novel, Ralph goes from being the leader of the group to an outcast on the run. Meanwhile, Jack rises to power on the island by being a savage.
When the group of boys first met in the beginning of the novel, after the conch was blown, they elected Ralph as the chief. Ralph was a natural leader and was a very logical boy. He was definitely most fitted to be the leader of the group. He knew what things needed to be done, and if he didn't, Piggy was there to let him know and Ralph listened to him. Ralph concentrated on the more important things that made them live like civilized people. He tried to make them do things like keep a signal fire going, go to the bathroom in the designated area, make sure there was drinking water, and build shelters. However, Jack was always hunting which involved taking the hunters with him and devoting all their time to that. Even though they tried to act like friends at first, there was definitely a mounting tension between the two.
After a while, Jack was completely obsessed with hunting. They had caught only one pig, however it gave him such a rush that he didn't care about anything else. He was starting to become like an animal, a savage. He began painting his face so he could feel hidden and act out his true savage instincts. Slowly, Jack began to do his own thing regardless of what Ralph said. The littluns also got tired of taking care of chores and doing work, so they began to favor Jack because they could have fun with him.
In the end of the novel, Jack left the group completely after the tension had built up too much. Although nobody raised their hand when Jack asked who thought that Ralph should be voted out of being chief, the kids slowly went and joined Jack's tribe. Before he knew it, Ralph had lost almost his whole tribe and could see he was doomed. Jack had complete...