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 from the atrocities that come from within, not even the seemingly innocent little ones. In an environment where civilization does not exist, the children of the story attempt to form a society among themselves. Among the group of kids there is a boy who stands out from the others. Jack Merridew, the leader of the choir boys, strives to take on the role of leader of the boys and appears to be completely competent. At first Jack appears to be innocent and civil. Jack is the cultured leader of the boys' choir. Although the reader's first impression of Jack Merridew may be that of an innocent leader eager to be saved, his true truculent nature manifests itself as the novel develops and the reader is captivated by Jack's true schismatic, belligerent, iconoclastic nature . Jack loses the election to become Ralph's boss, it becomes apparent that Jack is schismatic and wholeheartedly intends to act against Ralph's actions and decisions. From little nuances like vulgar comments to arguments, it's obvious that Jack intends to eventually dethrone Ralph or form his own tribe. In one instance, Ralph assigns Jack the very simplistic task of watching the fire on the mountain, but Jack decides that his thirst for blood and flesh is more important than fulfilling his duty to the fire. Disobeying Ralph's orders, Jack abandons his post to hunt and does not attempt to ask another person to make a fire in his absence. Because of Jack's actions, Ralph verbally berates him and states, “You speak. But you can't even build a hut... middle of paper... would be seeking righteousness because he was the choir leader at a private boys' school. Apparently, the consequences of his absence from society and his growing desperation to survive cause the evil sealed deep within him to break his chains and take over his personality. Throughout the novel, the reader experiences the change in Jack's character from an upright and just leader to a schismatic, belligerent savage with no respect for objects with sacred values. The reader can observe these obvious alterations as all those who are not on his side become victims of an evil beast known as Jack Merridew. The beast lurking in the darkness of Jack's inner being maliciously exposes itself and ultimately transforms a once innocent child into a bloodthirsty savage with almost no morality left in his body..