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Lord of the Flies: Jack Flashcards

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What was Jacks appearance like in the beginning of the novel?

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“Tall, thin, and bony… freckled, and ugly without silliness. “

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why did Jack think he should be chief?

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  • chapter chorister
  • head boy
  • Can sing C Sharp
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What are Jack’s main concerns/motivations in the beginning of the novel?

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  • Killing pigs
  • Hunting obsessed
  • Not concerned about being rescued
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what does jack represent?

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  • Unbridled savagery and the desire for power
  • Id - Basic instincts, desires, instant gratification
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‘The madness came into his eyes again’

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  • shows the beginning of his decent into savagery
  • animalistic
  • hunting obsessed
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‘(Jack tried) to convey..

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the compulsion to track down and kill that was swallowing him up’

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‘I agree with Ralph. We’ve got to have rules and obey them. After all, we’re not savages.’

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  • Ironic as he is the main rule breaker throughout the novel and quickly begins to push boundaries
  • Jack’s arrogance and pride about being ‘civilised’
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‘I was just waiting for a moment to decide where to stab him’

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  • becomes defensive
  • reminds readers Jack is still a young boy
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‘We’re English; and the English are best at everything.’

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-post-war sense of righteousness
- strong sense of patriotism

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‘Jack was bent double…tattered shorts.. almost naked… crouched.’ chapter 3

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  • main concern is killing pigs
  • not concerned about being rescued
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What is Jack’s symbolic representation?

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  • unbridled savagery and the desire for power
  • id –> basic instincts/desires, instant gratification
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How does Jack try to gain power?

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By using the littluns fear and manipulating them ‘‘If there is a beast we’ll hunt it down’’

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‘The boy who controlled them…he shouted an order and they halted’

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shows Jack’s natural leadership qualities and authority

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‘Jack clamoured among them..

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.., the conch forgotten’

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“We’ve got to have rules and obey them…

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..After all, we’re not savages. We’re English”

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‘down like a sprinter…dog-like’

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  • suggests speed and aggression
  • animalistic behaviour
17
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When did Jack ‘struck his fist into Piggy’s stomach’?

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chapter 4

18
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‘knowledge that they had outwitted a living thing …taken away its life like a long satisfying drink’

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  • bloodlust
  • highlights their thrill of power and control
19
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‘He was a chief now in truth; and he made stabbing motions with his spear.

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From his left hand dangled Piggy’s broken glasses’

  • shows Jack’s dominance and authority
20
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What are the main themes related to Jack?

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Civilisation and barbarity

Fear

power and leadership

Evil

21
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example of jack using fear to control others

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‘my hunters will protect you from the beast’

22
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examples of Jack making up rules to suit himself and rejecting the rules when they don’t suit him

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‘Bollocks to the rules’
‘doesn’t count’ at his end of the island

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how does Jack make it clear that he hates Ralph being in charge

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often challenges Ralph saying he cannot hunt to provide meat, so he has no right to tell them what to do
uses MANIPULATION

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how does Golding show that the choir boys don’t actually like Jack at the beginning of the novel?

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they vote for him to be chief with ‘dreary obedience’

25
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how does Golding display Jack’s appearance at the beginning of the novel? what does this suggest?

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‘ugly without silliness’
his eyes are ‘turning, or ready to turn, to anger’
suggests he can be bad-tempered and nasty

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how does Jack represent civilisation and barbarity?

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Jack doesn’t see the value in building shelters or keeping the fire going, he’s rejecting civilisation
always the first to injure and kill a pig
starts to have a ‘compulsion to track down and kill’ - a ‘madness’ comes into his eyes
Golding makes Jack sound like an animal ‘bloodthirsty snarling’

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How does Golding represent Jacks pride throughout the novel?

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  • losing the vote damages his pride –> sets Jack against Ralph from the beginning
  • challenges Ralph’s authority and gets angry if he’s criticise
  • makes a big deal about not being a coward –> always teasing people for being afraid and cannot bear Ralph’s suggestion that he’s afraid to go find the beast
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How does Golding show Jack’s use of fear?

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Jack uses the other characters fear to control them
‘my hunters will protect you from the beast’

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How does Jack represent power and leadership?

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the conflict between Jack and Ralph is between two different types of leadership
–> Ralph is VOTED in and tries to do what is best for the group
–> Jack TAKES power for himself

30
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How does Jack represent evil?

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becomes more evil as the story goes on
–> represents the evil Golding believed was in everyone and would come out if the rules of society were taken away

31
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examples of Jacks natural violent and aggressive behaviour?

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Vicious with his words especially towards Piggy; calls him ‘fatty’ to make others laugh and tells him to ‘shut up’
When he has his own tribe he uses violence to keep control of his tribe e.g. Wilfred is tied up and beaten for no reason
After Piggy’s death Jack hurls his spear towards Ralph, his violence is open and deliberate

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Introduction

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  • Jack is a dictator who represents the evil Golding believes is in everyone and takes over when rules are taken away
  • opposite leadership style to Ralph, rules with fear is a dictator
  • this type of leadership is shown from him in the beginning when the choir boys vote for him with ‘dreary obedience’
  • ultimately leads the descent into savagery
33
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Beginning

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  • leads choir boys onto the beach
  • claims he should be chief
  • changes choir boys to hunters
  • slaps Piggy breaking his glasses
34
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Middle

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  • disrespects the conch and the rules
  • uses littluns fear of the beast to manipulate them
  • challenges Ralph openly
  • kill Simon during chant, bloodlust, chants progression from ‘it’ to ‘his’ foreshadowing Simon’s death and how he is killed
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End

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  • reacts to Simon’s death by using it to manipulate the boys
  • steals Piggy’s glasses
  • Piggy’s death, pre planned, final step into savagery, triumph over civilisation, conch
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Conclusion

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  • refer to Freudians theory
  • naval officer arriving, breaks down entire decent into savagery, restores order

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