Jack Merridew is a character in Lord of the Flies.

Jack represents evil and violence.He was a former choirmaster and "head boy" at his school and was able to exert control over others by dominating the choir with his militaristic attitude.He wants to make rules and punish those who break them, but he breaks them himself when he needs to further his own interests.His main interest is hunting, an endeavor that begins with the desire for meat and builds to the overwhelming urge to master and kill other living creatures.As he prowls through the jungle, hunting develops the savagery that already ran close to his surface.His emotions rule and fuel his animal nature.Jack tried to dominate the group rather than working with Ralph to benefit it.He often says that the power of the conch doesn't matter on certain areas.When he can, he uses the conch to his advantage.The rules and boundaries that have kept him from acting on impulses to dominate others are represented by the conch.The rules set by society against physical aggression moderated the lives of the boys in the other world.Jack's character fades quickly from the island.He lost interest in that world of politeness and boundaries because he felt no obligation to keep the fire going or attend to any of the other responsibilities.During the panic over the beast on the mountain, the dictator in Jack became dominant in his personality.He uses his rhetorical skills to try to get Ralph impeached.He told the group that hunting skills make for an effective leader.Jack looks to silence those who do not agree with his views by assigning a high value to those he finds useful or agreeable.Jack declared, "We don't need the order anymore."We know who should say something.He wants his hunters to forget the beast and stop having nightmares.As Jack strives to establish his leadership, he takes on the title of "chief" and reinforces the illusion of station and power by using the other boys to announce "The Chief has spoken."By the night of Simon's death, Jack had gone power-mad, sitting at the pig roast on a large log...It's like an idol...He chattered in his ear.His tribe calls him "Chief", which is a form of primitive tribal leadership.Jack takes an entirely different direction from logic or common sense, even though he agrees that it's them that make trouble on the island.Jack becomes paranoid and feeds misinformation to his tribe, a typical practice of dictatorships to control the collective thinking by controlling the information that is disseminated.Jack's return to civilization is complicated by the thrill of irresponsible authority he has experienced on the island.When the naval officer asks who is in charge, Jack starts to challenge the claim of leadership but is stopped by the recognition that the old rules will be enforced.

Jack represents evil and violence.He was a former choirmaster and "head boy" at his school and was able to exert control over others by dominating the choir with his militaristic attitude.He wants to make rules and punish those who break them, but he breaks them himself when he needs to further his own interests.His main interest is hunting, an endeavor that begins with the desire for meat and builds to the overwhelming urge to master and kill other living creatures.As he prowls through the jungle, hunting develops the savagery that already ran close to his surface.His emotions rule and fuel his animal nature.

Jack tried to dominate the group rather than working with Ralph to benefit it.He often says that the power of the conch doesn't matter on certain areas.When he can, he uses the conch to his advantage.The rules and boundaries that have kept him from acting on impulses to dominate others are represented by the conch.The rules set by society against physical aggression moderated the lives of the boys in the other world.Jack's character fades quickly from the island.He lost interest in that world of politeness and boundaries because he felt no obligation to keep the fire going or attend to any of the other responsibilities.

During the panic over the beast on the mountain, the dictator in Jack became dominant in his personality.He uses his rhetorical skills to try to get Ralph impeached.He told the group that hunting skills make for an effective leader.Jack looks to silence those who do not agree with his views by assigning a high value to those he finds useful or agreeable.Jack declared, "We don't need the order anymore."We know who should say something.He wants his hunters to forget the beast and stop having nightmares.

As Jack strives to establish his leadership, he takes on the title of "chief" and reinforces the illusion of station and power by using the other boys to announce "The Chief has spoken."By the night of Simon's death, Jack had gone power-mad, sitting at the pig roast on a large log...It's like an idol...He chattered in his ear.His tribe calls him "Chief", which is a form of primitive tribal leadership.

Jack takes an entirely different direction from logic or common sense, even though he agrees that it's them that make trouble on the island.Jack becomes paranoid and feeds misinformation to his tribe, a typical practice of dictatorships to control the collective thinking by controlling the information that is disseminated.

Jack's return to civilization is complicated by the thrill of irresponsible authority he has experienced on the island.When the naval officer asks who is in charge, Jack starts to challenge the claim of leadership but is stopped by the recognition that the old rules will be enforced.

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