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Originally Posted by baseballnelie
Yeah, I agree with others that Ben was just jealous and threatened by John hearing Jacob. But is the reason Ben wanted John to kill his father, because he had to kill father?
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I think it was more along the lines of Ben had to give Locke a task to do, something to prove to the Others that he was worthy of joining their group.
But Ben really didn't want him to join their group because he saw Locke as a possible threat to his (Ben) leadership. So Ben picked something that he knew Locke wouldn't do. That way it Ben can say "hey I gave him a chance and he failed"
The only thing is Richard Alpert helped Locke outsmart Ben.
Then since Locke technically accomplished the task of killing his father. Ben had to go on and bring Jacob to Locke.
When Locke hears Jacob, Ben is threatened again and so he tries to get rid of Locke by shooting him.