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In the novel Lord of the Flies, Jack is the character that goes through the most change of anyone throughout the story. He begins the novel as a somewhat arrogant choir boy, who we actually see cry when he is not elected leader of the island. Golding describes Jack's physical appearance as so, "Inside the floating cloak he was tall, thin and bony; his hair was red beneath the black cap. His face was crumpled …

…go, which kills Piggy. This is a killing of a human being which he did on complete purpose. He has the other children torch the island to try and kill Ralph, and he comes charging after him with the intent to murder him. He would have ended killing Ralph if the Navy officers had not come to the island. It would be interesting to see how Jack was after they were rescued from the island.