Jack Merridew is a very charismatic boy who seems innocent, but he is a threat to the boys. William Golding introduces Jack as a government-oriented boy by saying that "'We've got to have rules and obey them. After all, we're not savages. We're English, and the English are best at everything'" (Golding 42). Jack Merridew is very intent on setting rules for the boys to follow almost seems as if he is trying to take control for his own benefit. The inclusion of the English being best at everything could lead to why Jack feels so strongly about having an established form of government on the island. William Golding shows the evil progression of Jack through Ralph by saying that "'You're a beast and a swine and a bloody, bloody thief'" (Golding
