Monster Essays - Lord of the Flies; Jack is A Devil
Lord of the Flies; Jack is A Devil
Jack, leader of a group of choirboys and ultimately chief of the
hunters, is Ralph's principal antagonist. Described as having a full head
of red hair, wearing a black cloak and bullying his way through the boys,
his role as a villain is fairly clear from the beginning. Jack is
destined to be the primary cause of destruction on the island; however, he
is not presented as a one-dimensional monster. Golding forges a more
complex and subsequently more credible character than that. Jack does,
for instance, feel some regrets for the blood on his hands. But before
long he represses and noble instincts and....
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