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- Jack tells Ralph’s followers that they are welcome to come to his feast that night and even to join his tribe.
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When Ralph, Jack, and Simon climb the mountain and confirm they are on an uninhabited island, Ralph immediately declares that the island “belongs to us.”
In Chapter 2, Jack asserts that the boys should adhere to the rules of British civilization on the island. This statement is ironic because Jack and his followers are quick to shirk the constraints of society and give in to savagery.
Jack strives to be a chief in some grand fashion seen in a book or a movie, evidenced by the bizarrely formal announcement and flourish he makes Maurice and Robert perform once he has spoken to Ralph's group. Little does he realize he himself is fulfilling the role of the beast.
Jack represents evil and violence, the dark side of human nature. A former choirmaster and "head boy" at his school, he arrived on the island having experienced some success in exerting control over others by dominating the choir with his militaristic attitude.
After establishing his own tribe of savages on the opposite end of the island, Jack and his hunters successfully kill a pig and stick its head onto a stake as a gift for the beast.
Jack emerges from the forest into Ralph 's camp. As his followers steal fire from the signal fire, he invites Ralph's group to come his feast, then disappears.
