Oftentimes authors will use symbolism through the characters in order to represent a larger encompassing theme. William Golding’s book Lord of the Flies is no exception to this pattern—as various characters in the book have such allegorical meanings. In the case of Jack, he could be said to represent the evilness in humanity, proven by three established concepts in the story: the true nature of his hunting tendencies, the progression of events that happen in his dancing rituals, and his interactions towards other symbolic figures. These three reasons, furthered by evidence shown throughout the novel, fit Jack into a role of symbolic evilness (add something here). The first example of Jack’s evil nature appears very early on in the…show more content…… The madness came into his eyes again. ‘I thought I might kill.’â€(Golding, page 51). If Jack were hunting exclusively for the purpose of food, his inner “compulsion to kill†as stated by the author would not exist to begin with.
