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Corruption Quotes From Lord Of The Flies

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William Golding shows us that good characters, who keep their morals and live by the rules of society can win, and characters such as Jack that make new rules and are brutal and not democratic can also win. In the novel titled “Lord of the Flies”, William Golding's demonstrates that Ralph becomes a weaker character in the novel after losing his power and control over the island, due to the other boys joining Jacks group, the main idea is that survival is better in a large group and Ralph doesn’t include others in his decisions. Jack thinks that the solution to survival is violence and savage behavior. “Kill the pig! Cut his throat! Kill the pig! Bash him in!” (Golding 7 125) this quote demonstrates how Jack transitions from being a normal child …show more content…

“Jacks arm came down” This shows that Jack stabbed and killed the pig. He is trying to act as a tough person with a savage behaviour in order for the boys to fear him more in order for him to become the new leader so he can obtain power and control. In addition when Jack painted his face “Jack planned his new face. He made one cheek and one eye socket white, then rubbed red over the other half of his face and slashed a black bar of charcoal across from right ear to left jaw” (66) it shows you how Jack starts becoming into an evil person by changing his appearance and after his first time killing a pig. “Jack planned his new face” What this means is that Jack is changing into a different person, by acquiring a savage behaviour because he knows that it will give him more power and control to the island by becoming more fierce. Moreover, Jack and his tribe become incredibly aggressive and fierce towards other boys, after Jack becomes the new leader of the island. His tribe kill Simon and piggy for no reason then they torture the younger boys forcing them to join his tribe. “The rock struck Piggy a glancing blow from chin to knee: the conch exploded into a thousand white

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