Jack Quotes Flashcards
First Description of Jack
‘tall, thin, and bony’
‘red hair beneath a black cap’
‘freckled and ugly face’
‘eyes ready to turn to anger’
How does Jack treat Piggy?
“Shut up Fatty.”
What does Jack want in the first chapter
“I ought to be chief
How are Jacks violent actions portrayed?
‘Jack drew his knife again with a flourish’
What was Jacks reaction when he couldn’t kill the first Pig
“I was going to”
‘Snatched his knife out of the sheath and slammed it into the tree trunk. Next time there would be no mercy’
What is Jacks idea about being English?
“After all, we’re not savages. We’re English
What animalistic behaviour does Jack show?
- ‘his nose only a few inches from the humid earth’
- ‘bent double’
How does Jack justify hunting?
‘if you’re not hunting, but being hunted’
What is Jacks chant?
“kill the pig. cut her throat. spill her blood.”
How does Jack want to do the ritual sacrifice? what does it foreshadow?
“Sharpen a stick at both ends.”
Foreshadows when Ralph is getting hunted at the end of the novel
What does Jack think about rules in the middle/end of the novel?
“Bollocks to the rules! We’re strong - we hunt!”
How does Jack exert Power over the other boys
“The conch doesn’t count on top of the mountain, so you shut up.”
What kind of leader is Jack?
‘Jack, painted and garlanded, sat there like an idol.’
autocratic leadership
At the end of the novel who does Jack try to attack?
‘he hurled his spear at Ralph.’
