Unity In Lord Of The Flies Essay

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The human child is born with two conflicting discords, the good and the bad; the yin and the yang. It is society’s job to suppress the dark side of human nature, by putting in place rules, morals, and structure. When one is taken away from that environment, it is made easy for that individual to derail. In the classic novel Lord of the Flies, the author William Golding utilizes character development to suggest the idea that a society, when faced with adversity, will embrace their underlying dark forces and ultimately defy unity.
In the novel, Jack was the primary catalyst of evil on the island. At first he was very bottled up and subtle about his brewing anger inside. He kept his dominance at bay, reluctant to rebel. When the island boys voted …show more content…
Although Jack could lead, he could also follow. He held up a great effort to try to follow the rules. Jack was in fact very adamant about having rules. He told the boys, “We’ll have rules! Lots of rules!” Toward the end of the novel, Jack became an intense, power-craving, immoral boy. He began to rebel against Ralph, and even created his own tribe. Jack called a meeting to try to turn everyone against Ralph. He told the hunters that Ralph insulted them in hopes of overthrowing him as the leader. Jack then held a vote to try to snatch the title of chief, but failed. Jack started to completely disregard the rules. For instance when Ralph called him out for breaking the rules, he stated “who cares.” That is a big contrast from when he was reinforcing rules and declared anyone who does not follow them should be punished. Jack struggled with his inner battle of needing power. He always knew he wanted Ralph’s power, but didn’t act on it in fear of breaking the harmony on the island. After a while, his greed started to overpower his thoughts and he ultimately created a divide within the boys. Jack was is a strong-willed boy with yearn to kill. However, he was once innocent and civilized. A little after
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