This essay will describe how the change in a main character, Jack, helps the reader to understand this idea of innate evil.

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"Lord of the Flies" is an allegory by William Golding, and is set on an island paradise that is a microcosm of the world. One of the main ideas in "Lord of the Flies, is that innate evil resides within all human beings, even the British. This essay will describe how the change in a main character, Jack, helps the reader to understand this idea of innate evil.

In the beginning of the text Jack is described as the perfect role model. Being head boy and choir leader his leadership far outshone that of Ralph's, however the group chose Ralph to be their chief.

Jack's obsession with killing and hunting started when he said his choir were to be the hinters and climaxed when he conducted Simon's death dance, urging his followers to "Kill the Beast!"

As Jack's innate evil appears more and more frequently, his choir starts to gather more and more followers and move further and further away from Ralph and the remnants of a normal civilisation, and the hope of being rescued. Eventually Jack gets to the point where he can no longer control his innate evil and the change