Jack - Quotations
English Lit: AQA GCSE Lord of the Flies, topic 6.1.3
Quotations About Jack
Here are a few key quotations about Jack:
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
- “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
- “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
- “Began to dance and his laughter became a bloodthirsty snarling”.
- Very early in the novel, Jack is described in very violent, animalistic ways