After being marooned on an unknown, uninhabited island and desperate to survive, the characters in William Golding's novel Lord of the Flies are pushed to the limits of their humanity, and no one is safe atrocities that come from within. , not even the seemingly innocent little ones. In an environment where civilization does not exist, the boys in the story try to form a society among themselves. Among the group of boys is a young boy who stands out from the others. Jack Merridew, the children's leader of the choir, struggles to take on the role of leader of the boys, and he seems quite competent. At first, Jack seems innocent and civilized. Jack is the cultivated leader of the boys' choir. Although the reader's first impression of Jack Merridew is that of an innocent leader eager to be rescued, his true and truculent nature becomes apparent as the novel develops, and the reader is gripped by the true schismatic nature, Jack's belligerent and iconoclastic character. Jack loses the election to become Ralph's leader, it becomes apparent that Jack is schismatic and wholeheartedly intends to act against Ralph's actions and decisions. From small nuances such as rude remarks to fights, it's obvious that Jack ultimately intends to either dethrone Ralph or form his own tribe. In one instance, Ralph gives Jack a very simplistic task of tending the fire on the mountain, but Jack decides that his appetite for blood and meat is more important than fulfilling his duty to the fire. Disobeying Ralph's orders, Jack leaves his post to hunt and makes no attempt to ask another person to tend the fire in his absence. Due to Jack's actions, Ralph verbally scolds Jack and states to Jack, "You're talking. But you can't even build a hut...... middle of paper......would be seeking righteousness due to being a choir director at a private school for boys. It turns out that the results of his absence from society and the growing desperation to survive causes the malice locked deep within him to break its chains and take over his personality. Throughout the novel, the reader experiences the change in Jack's character, going from an upright and just character to a schismatic and warlike savage with no respect for objects with sacred values. The reader can observe these obvious alterations as everyone who is not on his side becomes a victim of a malevolent beast known as Jack Merridew. The beast that lurks in the darkness of Jack's inner being malevolently exposes itself and ultimately transforms a once-innocent child into a bloodied savage with almost no morality left in his body..