represents a part of society. Jack, the leader of the choir boys
and hunters, represents parts of society which can be broken
down in three ways. The first part is Jack in society as a
whole. Here, this blood thirsty savage is a symbol of all that
is chaotic and disorderly. The tall, scrawny, “ugly without
silliness” boy is constantly trying to break away from Ralph,
who is orderly, and his rules. For example, Jack always breaks
the rule of speaking while holding the conch. He interrupts
almost everyone, especially Piggy, when they are speaking. The
fact that Jack frequently picks on Piggy is a symbol of how
brawn and brutality will often overwhelm intellect (Piggy
represents the intellectual part of society). Jack even goes as
far as to break Piggy’s glasses, another symbol of order and
society, which shows how he is going to later destruct and
eventually destroy every last part of normal society that
remains on the island. The second part is life and death. In
this case, Jack represents death. This is first