Jack Flashcards
1
Q
“Jack hid, liberated from shame and self-consciousness”
A
- Mask liberates him from inner conscience
- Paint represents inner savagery / man’s inherent evil
2
Q
“He began to dance and his laughter became a bloodthirsty snarling”
A
- Consumed with the idea of hunting
- Almost morphs into an animal himself
3
Q
“I ought to be chief”
A
Jack is arrogant
4
Q
“compulsion to track down and kill that was swallowing him up”
A
- Addictive urge to kill
- Primeval instinct to hunt
5
Q
“We want meat”
“the madness came into his eyes again”
A
- Loss of innocence
- Hunting has become an imperative
6
Q
“Choir! Stand still!”
A
Shows initial power and control
7
Q
“His face was crumpled and ugly without silliness”
A
First image of Jack is serious and unpleasant
8
Q
“Jack smacked Piggy’s head. Piggy’s glasses flew off”
A
Shows Jack’s desire to remove order
9
Q
“We’ve got to have rules and obey them … we’re not savages. We’re English.”
A
- Jack tries to implicate order at the start
- Golding questions England as an ideal society
10
Q
“authority sat on his shoulder and chattered in his ear like an ape.”
A
- Simile
- Shows Jack is entirely comfortable and confident with holding power
11
Q
How is Jack’s character depicted?
A
- Unlikeable
- Savage
- No sense of justice or what is right
- Tyrant
- Violent dictator
