Characters are often used as symbols in literature; their thoughts, actions, and beliefs help the author tell us the moral of their story. For Jack (and other characters such as Ralph, Simon, and Piggy) you will want to pay attention to:
- How others view the character
- How the character acts
- What the character believes or views is important
....and MOST IMPORTANTLY, how those things change over the course of the story.
for some reason, I don't feel like Jack is friends with Ralph so they can be buddies, and share secrets and play Truth or Dare late at night...I think he is friends with him to use him, so he can be a leader. I now that this topic probably doesn't even appear in the book, but I just have that sorta feeling.
ReplyDeleteYour "sorta feeling" is very intuitive. This idea become more and more evident as the book goes on.
ReplyDeleteIf everyone already agrees with what Jack says and they view him as "cool" (even Ralph!)...why isn't he the leader?
maybe because he didnt find the conch? That kind of relates to what I said under the conch shell heading.
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