In the novel, Lord of the Flies, written by William Golding, the boys on the island
were attracted to Jack's group because of three main reasons. One of the reasons they
joined was because Jack offered safety and protection from the beast. Since most of the
boys were rather young and immature, safety was an excellent offer. The young boys also
wanted freedom, as all young children would rather be free then under supervision. Jack
offered freedom with very little or even no boundaries. Finally, the boys were also
offered food, something they didn't often see while being part of Ralph's group. In this
essay I will prove that the boys joined Jack's group because of offered protection from
I think the most important reason for joining would have been for the safety and
protection. The only threat that the boys were exposed to was the beast. Since the boys
did not realize that the beast was inside each and every one of them, they were quickly
persuaded to join Jack's group. The beast only represented fear, and wasn't real, but Jack
offered complete protection from this beast, and therefore most of the boys quickly
switched groups. Jack said that the beast could be fought off, and his hunters could easily
take care of any problems involving this beast. Jack also implemented that Ralph was a
coward, by revealing that Ralph was afraid to go up the mountain when the location of
the beast was revealed. This deed convinced many of the boys that Ralph was a coward,
and made them think that only Jack was brave enough to face the beast. Jack also boasted
that Ralph did not posses any hunters in the group, therefore it would not be impossible
to face the beast. So, once again Jack was at an advantage. Ralph had no solution towards
solving the problem of the beast, mainly because he continued to try and convince
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