The Lord Of The Flies Book Report

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LOF, How has jack changed

A plane crashed into an unknown island with untold dangers... what would you do?... in fact what do you think a group of boys would do? In the book Lord Of The Flies by William Golding a group of British boys crash land in an abandoned island with no adults. At first the boys enjoy their sweet freedom but as the time goes on the society they created encounters problems that reveal the true nature of the boys. Can they face and overcome the evil inside of them?...jack grows to disrespect and dislike Ralph. Jack and Ralph start as friends in the beginning of the book. And later they start to disagree on small thing which eventually grows and separates them And even gets fatal.

In the begging of the book Jack likes and respects Ralph. The get along working
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At this point in the book Ralph is explaining and re-enforcing laws he made previously because he thinks no one is following them. Jack gets tired of Ralph talking and starts whining , he disobeys the law only to be overruled by Ralph.
"'I haven't finished yet' 'But you've talked and talked!' 'I've got the conch'
Jack sat down grumbling"82pg
Jack disrespects Ralph by breaking the first rule they made which was the person holding the conch was the only one who is talking and could be interrupt by none other than Ralph. In the part where Ralph, jack and the hunters are on a hunt they find a pig and Ralph stabs the pig but fails to kill it. Jack is mad that Ralph missed a chance to kill a pig and shows off a big gash to prove he is the bravest. Then the hunters tease Ralph for not being as brave as Jack which makes him uncomfortable.
"He turned his left forearm for them all to see. On the outside was a rip; not much, but bloody."114pg "'I hit him.' Said Ralph indignantly. 'I hit him with my spear, I wounded him' 'He tried for their

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