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In The Lord of the Flies, Jack was a powerful representation of the evil instinct of all humankind and society due to his desire to have power and authority, his thrill for violence and ¡°bloodlust¡± that evolved from his growing savagery, and his inability to control the evil instinct or darkness of a man¡¯s heart. From the beginning the novel, Jack was seen as a leader of his choir group. They were very well trained and obedient to him. It was obvious that he enjoyed the ability to have control over them. Every action taken by the group was commanded by him, even the smallest detail like moving around or taking off jackets. But when Ralph was chosen as the leader for the entire group, Jack was ¡°under a blush of mortification¡± (23). As of that point on, Jack began to crave for power. Moreover, it wasn¡¯t merely a search for a dominant supremacy. Jack¡¯s envy for Ralph was the fodder that kept his fire blazing. Then as he began to build up that control over the bo