Abdallah H Saggaf History 102 03/08/2013 MY BOY JACK My boy jack is a very powerful movie that really moved me in a way that no other movie has in a long time. When I found out that this is about Rudyard Kipling’s son was based on a real event, my reaction to the film were even more sharp. When the movie was finished and the credits started rolling, I sat quietly, pondering the fear of war and all the sacrifices that come with it. It is indeed breath taking. The cast of the film is very
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island some time ago, a group of boys were stranded with nothing remaining. On the island, the group decides to elect a leader, the boys select Ralph. Ralph leads the group with help from Piggy and a little from Jack. While time passes the group starts to split into two separate factions. This soon leads into a gruesome war. After death, savagery, and brutality, they soon get rescued. Golding portrays Jack’s appetite for hunting pigs, dominance over the choir boys, and desire for absolute leadership
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way the boys develop the instinct towards savagery is threw the boys way of authority and personality. For example when jack says “ listen, all of you. Me and my hunters, were living along the beach by a flat rock. We hunt and feast and have fun. If you want to join my tribe come see us. Perhaps i'll let you join” The reason why I chose this quote is because it shows how jack demands the complete trust of the boys and for the boys to worship him as a idol. In the book it shows how jack hunges for
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of a group of young boys, who rebelled against him. Ralph is a great example of taking power as a leader and looking out for the interest of others. The Lord of the Flies is a story about a group of English boys whose plane crashed in an island. These boys decided to elect a leader, so they picked Ralph, the oldest boy of the group. One of the other boys, Jack, wanted to be the leader, and Ralph didn’t want to upset him, so he made him his assistant. Day after day the boys get tired of Ralph’s
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Flies there are three candidates to be leader; Piggy, Ralph and Jack. To me, the boy that would make the best leader in the book is Ralph. He has the background to be a great leader and he puts everyone else above him. He remains confident thought-out the entire book, and looks out for the wellbeing of the other boys. Qualities of a good leader are qualities that you are born with. Ralph would have made a great leader for the boys because he didn’t think about just food. He thought about things
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In the novel The Lord Of The Flies there are two boys that want to be the leader for all of the kids on the island. The boys names are Ralph and Jack, Ralph was the leader and then later everybody went to Jack because they thought that he would be better than Ralph. In the beginning of the book all of the boys were proud and strong headed that English people were the best and when Jack becomes leader they all run around with paint on their bodies and their hair grown out. Knowing what happens in
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elementary school I used to be bullied, when I tried to ignore it like my mom told me to the boys took advantage of it. They thought that went I didn't react to them that I was okay with and it got worse and worse. Like at my school in Lord of the Flies Jack and his hunters violent actions escalate out of control. In William Golding's “Lord of the Flies” Jack’s violent sense of identity administers an uncontrollable savage response to the boys island culture. This cultural collision directly influences William
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slipping from his dirt-coated palms. In an effort to re-establish the rules enacted, Ralph’s original plan in rudely interrupted by Jack and the claim of a ‘beast’. This causes an uproar amongst the boys, who try to put a name to the fear that has struck them. The council then disbands in a rush of fear and adrenaline, to which Ralph responds by overseeing the discord that Jack has led to the group. After the night closes, Samneric both go up to the mountain to light and kindle the fire. As they share
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elected chief. It was between me and this other boy named Jack Merriweather. He kept bragging on and on about how he is the choir leader and how that qualifies him to be a great chief. But I have met boys like Jack, he is the type of boy who only thinks about himself; the kind that never shares their toys. When he said he wanted to be chief I knew how the island would be run with him, so I knew I had to do something. The only other option other than Jack being chief would be If I ran as well, so I did
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Of Flies the boys realize they need to come together to survive on the island and also to find a way to be rescued. Ralph becomes the leader and decides he’ll be the one to keep the boys on the right track about being rescued. He just wants the boys to take the situation they are in serious. Ralph shows nurture because he still realizes just because they are no adults they must be rules and must be followed. He’s looking at it as what is they was adults around, him and the other boys would have to
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