In the novel 'Lord of the Flies' by William Golding, Jack begins to change his appraisal of the situation the boys are in, becoming more realistic and pessimistic. In an effort to do something positive to check the downward spiral of the loss of order he notices (in clothing, hair,dress and behavior) he tries to arrange another meeting. Now realising how important it it is, he tries to 'psyche' himself up for the task of bringing the group back into line and routine, but is frustrated with himself because his thoughts are muddled, unlike the clarity of Piggy's thinking (symbolised by the glasses.) Eventually, as yet another meeting in the dark collapses into disorder, he has changed because he realises he is not capable of the task without adult help and finds himself wanting some sort of sign from the world of the adults they have left behind.
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