Jack
- Created by: LouisaCarson
- Created on: 16-05-16 17:49
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- Jack
- Controlling (authoritarian leadership)
- 'The boy who controlled them' from the beginning Jack has power over the choir
- 'He shouted an order and they halted'
- "I ought to be chief" - tries to assert his authority
- "I'm going to be chief" - no vote or democracy
- "I'm chapter chorister" - tries to use home life to influence boys
- 'The mask compelled them' - other boys fear the consequence of disobeying Jack
- "Jack broke in" - doesn't respect Ralph's leadership
- Descent into savagery
- "Ape-like" - devolving back to primitive qualities
- 'The compulsion to track down and kill' - becoming obsessed by hunting
- "You need an army - for hunting" - making excuses for his pre-occupation with hunting
- Paganism & the loss of christianity
- "Kill the pig. cut her throat spill her blood" - chanting
- "This head is for the beast. It's a gift" - offerings
- 'His laughter became a blood thirsty snarling' - animalistic and predatory
- Violent
- 'Jack drew his knife' - weaponary - catalyst of violence
- 'Jack slammed his knife into a trunk' - destructive and aggressive to nature
- "What a place for a fort!" - connotations to war
- "You shut up!" - tones of threat
- 'Stuck his fist into Piggy's stomach" - bullies weakest target
- 'Jack had him by the hair and was brandishing his knife'
- Appearance
- "Tall, thin and bony"
- "Ugly without silliness" - not a target for bullying - unlike piggy
- 'Stark naked, save for paint and a belt' - savagery shown through appearance
- 'Fierce, dirty face' - losing civilised appearance
- Controlling (authoritarian leadership)
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