Most people would believe that Ralph’s foils is Jack, but what about Jack’s foil? In Lord of the flies Jacks foil is Roger, as sadistic who finds joy in killing. Throughout the book Jack changes with the help of Roger due to similar goals and personalities. This ends up leading to destruction and confirming Goulding’s idea on that humans are inherently evil, that the “beast resides within each human, giving us the capacity to destroy civilization, Jack wasn’t always evil, in the very beginning of Lord of the flies he’s a normal kid. He” Chapter chorister and head boy. I can sing C sharp” (Goulding 15). Jack uses this as a reason to be chief. But ends up losing to Ralph. His reaction to this is shocking “The freckles on Jack’s face disappeared under a blush of mortification” (Goulding 15-16). He’s so used to getting his way and being controlling because he was the leader of the choir now known as “hunters”. “The boy who controlled them was dressed in the same way through his cap badge was golden. He shouted an order and they halted gasping, sweating, swaying in the fierce light” (Goulding 13). His pride and selfishness leads him to becoming a dangerous new person. Moving on, like any other boy Jack was a bully to Piggy. At first it was verbal abuse “Your always sacred, Yah Fatty” …show more content…
He enjoys inflicting pain on other. For instance, when Robert told Roger “He’s going to beat Wilfred” (Goulding 142). His response was “Roger received the news as an illumination” (Goulding 142). This is significant because Roger didn’t see the idea of beating being a bad thing, he ended up feeling the opposite. Also in the beginning when Roger hunt the pig “The spear moved forward inch by inch and the terrified squealing became a high pitched scream” (Goulding 120). Roger wouldn’t stop what he was doing after hearing the cries of pain from the sow. Therefore, Roger is a cruel person who will do whatever it takes to meet his