Jack - Lord of the Flies
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- Created on: 10-12-16 11:50
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- Jack
- Themes
- Barbarity
- Savagery
- Across the novel, Jack becomes the most savage out of all the boys.
- Barbarity
- "We're not savages. We're English, and the English are best at everything."
- Across the novel, Jack becomes the most savage out of all the boys.
- Fear
- Jack uses fear to recruit the boys into his tribe and control them.
- "My hunters will protect you from the beast"
- Jack uses fear to recruit the boys into his tribe and control them.
- Evil
- Becomes more evil as the novel progresses
- Golding believed evil was in everyone. It would come out when society's rules were taken away.
- Becomes more evil as the novel progresses
- Power and Leadership
- Ralph is voted in for chief and does what he thinks is best for the group. Jack takes power for himself and wants to have fun.
- Civilisation
- He doesn't see the value in building shelters or keeping the signal fire.
- He rejects civilisation.
- He doesn't see the value in building shelters or keeping the signal fire.
- Attributes
- Power-Hungry
- Arrogant
- "I ought to be chief."
- Proud
- "the freckles on Jack's face disappeared under a blush of mortification."
- Violent
- "I cut the pigs throat"
- Controlling
- "What d'you mean by not joining my tribe?"
- Appearance
- "Ugly without silliness"
- 'Eyes turning to anger."
- 'Tall, thin and Bony"
- 'His hair was red beneath the cap."
- Events
- "Fear can't hurt you anymore than a dream"
- Jack at the crisis assembly about the fire.
- "******** to the rules! We're strong - we hunt!"
- Jack before hunting the "Beast".
- "This head is for the beast. It's a gift."
- The boys after hunting the sow.
- "Fear can't hurt you anymore than a dream"
- 'A little boy who wore the remains of an extraordinary black cap... started forward then changed his mind.'
- Themes
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