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Lord of the Flies8

ecoming more apparent. There is nothing to withhold him from savagery. Moreover, on what occasion Jack finally kills a pig "He [begins] to dance and his laughter [becomes] a bloodthirsty snarling" (58). With the absence of society the yearning to hunt and kill is taking control of Jack. It is like it was bottled up and now he can finally let it out. Jack eventually turns the whole island into chaos. In people Good and evil, order and chaos can become very similar. For example, while Jack and Ralph were arguing "Both boys were breathing very heavily. Come on then- Come on- Truculently they squared up to each other but kept just out of fighting distance" (177). These two forces mirror each other. Each one acts and has the same body language. In addition, at the time Simon is being killed "Ralph...[is] fighting to get near.... The desire to squeeze and hurt [is] over-mastering" (104). Even a person like Ralph can lose his control and let his evil get the best of him. Just one time is enough to do much damage. Furthermore, while the boys are assembling Jack proclaims "'We've got to have rules and obey them. After all, we're not savages. We're English, and the English are best at everything'" (40). Jack knows that he must have some if any order. Order so he can hunt and kill. The powers are so alike that it is as if they are from the same seed.Ralph and Jack are two different force but still resemble each other. Just like in people the goodness can easily became bad in an instant. It all depends on different surroundings that can easily bring out one anther....

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