In the novel "Lord of the Flies" Jack is the character that goes through the most change of anyone throughout the novel. He begins the story as an arrogant choir boy, who we actually see cry when he is not elected leader of the island. Jack's physical appearance is described as,
"Inside the floating cloak he was tall, thin and bony; his hair was red beneath the black cap. His face was crumpled and freckled and ugly without silliness" (p. 19)
Jack's original goals were much like those of Ralph, to keep an organized group on the island. Jack says,
"I agree with Ralph. We've got to have rules and obey them. After all, we're not savages. We're English, and the English are the best at everything. So we've got to do the right things." (p. 40)
Although we are shown a fairly normal boy, we begin to see that Jack can be very mean at the same time. While Piggy is talking, Jack exclaims,
"You're talking too much. Shut up fatty." (p. 20)
Jack is made the leader of the hunting tribe. He and his hunters face much trouble trying to hunt and kill a pig. Coming from a place like England, he has not had any experience in anything like this before. He is struggling to be a hunter, because right now he still has not made his decent into primitive savagery, which becomes clearly visible nearer the end of the story. However, Jack is shown to have primitive urges early. The author says,
"He [Jack] tried to convey the compulsion to track down and kill that was swallowing him up. (p. 51)
After a few attempts, Jack and his hunters finally catch a pig. The boys and Jack brutally attack and kill it. This is the first step of Jack's transition into savage living. We see the loss of innocence because Jack has killed his first living creature. Soon Jack becomes very confident in his hunting ability and his skills become more proficient. He decided to wear a mask over his face and the urge to hunt was always with him. The author has this to say...