Lord of the Flies

how does Jack symbolize his idea of going back to our primitive selves to the rest of the islanders?

chapter 4

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Jack knows what the boys both fear and want to hear. Unlike Ralph who desires a constructive society, Jack prays on the boys' destructive primal instincts. The boys want to be told what to do rather than simply pitch in together; they feel the need to live in fear under a leader that they perceive as a powerful protector. Consequently Jack is more popular. Jack offers hunting, chanting, violence and power: he represents the primal and the primitive which most of the boys are so easily drawn to.