Wednesday, March 4, 2015

In "Lord of the Flies," what is Jack's family history?If Jack was writing a letter who would he write it to? Also, what do you think he would miss...

Golding does not reveal Jack's family history. However, by looking at his personality, he has a real desire for control and power. This might suggest that he lacked such control or power at home or that his parents taught him to be in control. He never speaks about his father the way that Ralph does, so perhaps he does not miss him and was not close to him the way Ralph seems to have been close to his father. He seems to see his stay on the island as a chance to be a leader and be able to make decisions on his own. His leadership of the choir was probably controlled by the choir director and so now he is free of all constraints. Thus, he probably misses the physical comforts of home but he is experiencing the change of not having to answer to others.

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