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Quotations About Jack

Here are a few key quotations about Jack:

Arrogance

Arrogance

  • “"I ought to be chief," said Jack with simple arrogance, "because I'm chapter chorister and head boy. I can sing C sharp.""
Identity

Identity

  • “Jack planned his new face… he looked in astonishment no longer at himself but at an awesome stranger.”
    • By the end, Jack hides the civilised part of himself behind the face paint.
  • “The mask compelled them.”
    • With his identity hidden, he feels as if he can behave however he likes because he is no longer the same person.
Obsession with killing

Obsession with killing

  • “The madness came into his eyes again... I thought I might kill”.
    • Despite his failure early on, Jack becomes obsessed with killing the pig.
Animalistic

Animalistic

  • “Began to dance and his laughter became a bloodthirsty snarling”.
    • Very early in the novel, Jack is described in very violent, animalistic ways
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