Monday, 10 April 2017

In Chapter 9 of Lord of the Flies, how does Jack try "to tempt" the rest of Ralph's group to join the hunters? What symbolic reference could this have?

In chapter
nine,tries to tempt the rest of 's group to join the hunters by offering them food, safety, and
fun, a potent mix that the boys find hard to resist. When Ralph andarrive at Jack's site, they
see piles of roasted meat and coconuts to eat. Jack sits on a log that is like a throne, painted
like an idol, surrounded by heaps of food. When he demands to be brought a drink, it is brought
to him.

There is a sense of excitement and sociality around his camp, and
also an underlying threat of violence. Jack himself exudes power:


All the boys of the island, except Piggy, Ralph, , and the two tending the pig, were
grouped on the turf. They were laughing, singing, lying, squatting, or standing on the grass,
holding food in their hands . . . and some held coconut shells in their hands and were drinking
from them.

This temptation is reminiscent of Satan
tempting Jesus in the desert. He offers the hungry Jesus bread if he will bow down and worship
him. The boys are being...

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