Jack, as a "former chorister" and "head boy" (22) at his school arrived on the island eager to make rules and punish those who broke them, although, he constantly broke the rules himself when he felt it was needed to further his own interests. The freedom Jack had on the island allowed the dark side of his character to be revealed from under his outer shell of a civilized schoolboy. Jack represents the evil side of human nature.

Jack's strong desire to be leader was best illustrated in his first appearance in the book. It was most significant that when the idea of having a vote for "Chief" was mentioned, Jack took on a leadership role on the basis that he was "chapter chorister", could "sing C sharp" and was "head boy" (22). Ralph immediately recognized that Jack had "the voice of one who knew his own mind"(21). Jack led...