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"Lord of the Flies" Character Analysis of Jack
Summary: Essay presents a character analysis of Jack Merridew from "Lord of the Flies."
Jack's entrance into the book was probably the most interesting of all the boys. He enters in a structured manner with a troupe of boys following him in straight lines. In chapter one, Golding describes Jack as "tall, thin, and bony; and his hair was red beneath the black cap. His face was crumpled and freckled, and ugly without silliness. Out of this face stared two light blue eyes, frustrated now, and turning, or ready to turn, to anger" (20). His immediate anger and outspokenness in the first chapters foreshadows that later in the book he will become Ralph's biggest problem. He also immediately wants to be leader, foreshadowing his anarchist take over, which started as early as chapter four. In chapter four, his take over wasn't that blatantly obvious, but it was happening. It was then that he created his alliance with Roger, the most savage of the...
This section contains 524 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) |