Comparison Essay for Lord of Flies

In the novel Lord Of Flies, Jack and Ralph are the two most important characters. They are different in term of their leadership abilities. Furthermore, they represent two opposite sides of the human nature. But despite their differences, they also have similarity.

Jack and Ralph both have fears. Being the biggest boys on the island, both boys are not immune of fears. Jack is frightened when he is alone in the forest hunting the pig. Jack says to Ralph in the novel, ¡°If you¡¯re hunting sometimes you catch yourself feeling as if ¨C There¡¯s nothing in it of course. Just a feeling. But you can feel as if you¡¯re not hunting, but ¨C being hunted, as if something¡¯s behind you all the time in the jungle¡± (p53). Ralph also has fears. He even admitted it in the meeting, ¡°I¡¯m frightened myself, sometimes¡± (p82). Both Jack and Ralph are afraid of the beast. When they see the dead pilot on the top of the mountain, they both get so scared that they abandon the s...