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Golding subtly portrays Jack's group as the heathen by, starting with the death of Simon, showing that they base everything they do upon their own needs or desires. they show no interest in how violent they are being, or even in the needs of others. all the tribe members do what they do because of the chief, and the chief does all he does for either food, survival, or revenge on Ralph.

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Over the course of the book the reader begins to see Ralph and Jack from their own viewpoints. Ralph is a tall, well built and resourceful boy, he is a natural leader and a boy who the littluns see as being almost an adult. Jack is tall, skiny, wiry and aggressive, he rules his tribe with violence and fear and sets about hunting Ralph with the deliberate intention of killing and beheading him. It is therefore a little shocking for the reader to be reminded, at the end of the book, that Ralph, Jack and the rest when seen from the viewpoint of the navel officer are simply a crowd of scruffy little boys.

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By killing Simon, Golding revealed the selfish and immature side of the other boys.

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Q: How does golding subtly begin to portray jack's group as heathen in lord of the flies?
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