Jack's Power in Lord of the Flies We first see Jack as a well-dressed choir leader, "each boy wore a square black cap with a badge of 'silver." suggesting that it is civilized. We can also see from this first point that he presents himself, that he has a somewhat mean streak in giving 'orders' to the other boys in the choir to "stay still", even if the heat is too much for them. They are afraid of him as they obey his order. The boys also did as Jack said when they "raised their hands" "in sad obedience" to vote him leader. This mean streak also occurs when he constantly dismisses Piggy and tells him to "shut up". When Ralph introduces rules about the shell and the shelters Jack becomes rebellious and would much rather explore or hunt. Ralph and Jack have a confrontation about shelters and also the conch rule as "Jack comes out of his rotation and is confronted by Ralph." Jack thinks the shell rule is a silly rule and when Ralph tells Jack he's breaking the rules, he simply responds with "who cares?" or "fools!". Jack is also unpleasant towards the little ones and refers to them as "a useless bunch of crybabies". Jack becomes fearless and some of the other boys respect him as a good hunter because he has "been everywhere". Even the other kids think he's more fun because he just hunts and doesn't worry about all the rules. The first instance where we see Jack go feral is when he paints his face as a disguise "like moths on a tree trunk" and starts wearing little clothing unlike the boy in the "square black cap" we were introduced to all along. 'start. When Jack disguises himself, it intrigues the other kids because it starts... halfway through the paper... Ralph has no one left, they almost kill him too, except they get saved. Jack's rise to power meant he became the most fearless and fearsome character. The boys respected him for his hunting, but after Simon's death he became even more feared by Ralph and Piggy. The resentment for Ralph that Jack harbored from the beginning was the fuel for Ralph's attempted death. Jack's power went to his head and the tribe became completely uncivilized and out of control. There were no rules and the kids did what they wanted and while they had fun, we wonder what would have happened if the kids hadn't been saved when they were. I think it's safe to say that Ralph would have been killed, but would there have been further separation? I think maybe Roger might have wanted more power if he had the chance.