Journal 4 Lord of the Flies

In the novel Lord of the Flies the characters in it were polite little British Boys that landed on a island and had to learn to survive alone without any adults to help them. Jack is one of the main characters in Lord of the Flies, who showed a large change in his character after they landed on the island. He seemed like a nice boy that was going to help the others and keep the group together but once he received a little power he went power hunger. He lost sense with his good nature and became unattainable and wild. He lost his innocence. He was killing animals with force and brutality. Also he ended killing one of the young boys. He wanted power and to be the leader but everyone else wanted Ralph to be the leader, so he eventually got annoyed with it that he started his own group. The society standards that they needed to meet on the island was find food , shelter, water and clothing. He changed from his school boy image into a wild, savage young killer. He did not respond well to the change in society, from living in a house with a warm bed and warm meals to living on an island with just kids was a hard change for him. He responded by wanting control over everyone and wanting to do what he wanted not what others. He wanted to find food first while Ralph wanted to create shelter first. They had conflicting views and it did not end the way they wanted. They were separated into groups that each had control.  They showed their respond to the change in society differently. Ralph wanted to help and keep people organized. He wanted to make sure they had everything they needed to survive until someone came and rescued them. While Jack was showing off to everyone, he was killing everything but not thinking about the long run. These boys both had good ideas and if they put their heads together and shared leadership then maybe some of the boys would not have been killed. Also they may have been rescued quicker. There are many possibilities of what could have happened if they worked together instead of against each other. This environment that they were thrown into caused them to lose their innocence and become vicious children. This society is the total opposite of what these boys were use too. In this book the characters end up on an island without anybody to help them, which causes them to do things for themselves and learn how to survive without adult supervision.