In William Golding’s novel, the Lord of the Flies, Jack is one of the boys stranded on the island and plays a major role in the development of the story. He is the head of the choir made up of 7 boys including himself. Jack has many attributes that contribute to the conflicts that he faces while on the island. These include arrogance, selfishness and jealousy - the main obstacles that are based around these emotions. Jack faces these obstacles with actions based around the emotions of contempt, defiance and destruction. These fit in with the theme of mental survival and this is important because it changes the dynamic of the storyline and characters. This theme is what makes some of the boys return to a primitive and barbaric state, while others try to keep the law and order of the island. Jack is faced with the obstacle of contempt when he loses the leadership role to Ralph. Jack was the leader of the choir and believed that he should be leader of the tribe due to this experience. "He laid the conch with great care in the grass at his feet. The humiliating tears were running from the corner of each eye". Jack is embarrassed to have lost the vote and is too immature to process this loss without seeking some kind of vengeance. Jack takes the result of the vote personally and becomes jealous of Ralph. I consider this the turning point of Jack's mental survival on the island. He then starts to focus on only his hate of Ralph and it consumes his thoughts, emotions and actions. His actions then turn to aggression towards Ralph and it is shown in his tendencies to violence which was shown in the obsession with hunting pigs. The emotions that he undertakes are still relevant in the relationship we have today. For example when a person achieves something that you think that you should have won, you can become jealous of them. Golding represents this in the novel and this is why it is still relevant today. This teaches me how far jealousy