Jack And Ralph In William Golding's Lord Of The Flies

While the book develops further into the story, Jack and Ralph both start to change drastically in the way they handle the events that take place on the island. Jack's aggression and obsession with hunting increases and develops into the second part of the book. "He turned his left forearm for them all to see. On the outside was a rip; into much, but bloody," (Pg 114). Continuing to provide for the boys, Jack injures his arm. To him it was just a little cut but seemed to really scare and worry the little kids. He smartly waves it off and acts like its nothing to show the kids that he is tough and brave and can take care of them. His need for hunting increases as he becomes like an animal trying to kill its prey. Some may think that he is losing his mind through these

This is how Jack convinces more and more to join his group, follow him and be better off. Ralph appeals to the morals of the boys on the island by reminding them of being rescued. "Because you can't track the beast. And don't you want to be rescued?" (Pg 102). While Jack tries to convince the boys by telling them Ralph thinks they're cowards, Ralph tries to persuade the kids by reminding them that they have not been rescued yet. This reminds them of all their family and friends they miss and should be with. This move may have seemed smart by Ralph's mentality but actually causes them to think about how their homes were so war ridden. Which probably had a reverse effect causing them to want to stay to avoid the destruction of their home country. The methods of persuasion used by both Ralph and Jack causes each of the boys on the island to developed conflicts with Jack and Ralph both causing them to choose sides. At the beginning of the book Jack and Ralph were content with their positions but now both of them want to handle things their own way and feel they cannot do that with each