Jack Flashcards
‘The creature was a party of boys’
As the adjective ‘fair’ connotes with honesty and a lack of injustice; and the ‘shell’ is symbolic to Ralph’s attempt at civilisation, Jacks apparent rejection of these things foreshadows his role as being a foil to Ralphs character, contradicting to law an order.
As Jack first encounters Ralph, his ‘fair hair’ and ‘creamy shell…did not seem to satisfy him’
Which quote shows an authoritarian voice when Jack is first introduced to the novel in chapter 1?
“Choir! Stand still!”
What does Jack say to Piggy as Piggy attempts to remember the names of the boys?
‘Shut up fatty!”
What does Jack say when Ralph makes the suggestion of there being a chief?
‘I ought to be chief”
What does Jack say at the end of chapter 1 that signifies a turning point for his character?
‘Next time there will be no mercy’
In chapter 5, beast from water, as Piggy expresses his frustrations on the boy’s descent into savagery by exclaiming,’……’, Jack responds with ‘You shut up, fatty’ uncharacteristic disrespect.
As the discussion escalates when Ralph attempts to defend Piggy’s right to speak, Jack cries out, ‘….’ and proceeds to say that, if there’s a beast, “we’ll…beat and beat and beat-“
‘What are we? Humans? Animals? or Savages?’
‘bollocks to the rules”
‘Beat and beat and beat’ - repetition
How is Jack described to be in chapter 8 whilst hunting?
and what does he say to his group of boys that indicates a firm change in character in contrast to a quote from the beginning of the novel? It also foreshadows that power struggle and division will intensify as the novel progresses
‘as silent as the shadows’
‘Were going to hunt. I’m going to be chief’
Chapter 9, before Simons death, quote
‘authority sat on his shoulder and chatted in his ear like an ape.’
