English - Jack

Front 1

First Appearance

The _____ stepped from ____ on to ____ sand, and they saw that the ____ was not all ____ but mostly ______.

Back 1

creature; mirage; clear; darkness; shadow; clothing

The creature is the choir boys - the to be hunters. Show animalistic side of boys.

The use of Darkness and shadow is ominous and foreshadowing.

Front 2

____ approximately in step in ____ _____ lines.

Back 2

Marched; two parallel

Marched implies an order, and along with the ability to walk in sync shows a militaristic nature, suggesting the boys are blood thirsty for war.

Front 3

and his head was ____ beneath the ____ cap. His face was ____ and _____, and ____ without _______.

Back 3

Red; black; crumpled; freckled; ugly; silliness;

His Red hair symbolises his anger and violent nature, and at the start he starts in juxtaposition to everyone else as he is serious, not all about fun. He later loses all seriousness and becomes about pure fun, unlike Ralph

Front 4

But, ____. Please ____ ... can't we.

Back 4

Merridew; Merridew;

The choir boy seems scared and fearful showing how from the start the Jack rules as a tyrant. Also, note the the use of Jack's surname, a respect normally reserved for the famous, or powerful. He uses the loss of a traditional society to create himself in the image of a tyrant.

Front 5

Jack's ____ was ____ under the _____.

Back 5

face; white; freckles

Jack is still human, at this point, he is horrified by the idea of killing, and it shows physically.

Front 6

Next ____ there _____ be __ _____.

Back 6

there; would; no; mercy

Symbolic of Jack's potential for violence even if he can't currently reach it.

If foreshadows the things to come, and additionally, symbolises a turning point in the novel; they can never again be held back by old morals.

Front 7

"The ____ doesn't _____ on the ____ of the _____" said ____ "So you can ____ ____!"

Back 7

Conch; count; top; mountain; Jack; shut up;

Jack is bullying Piggy, showing his true cruel nature. Jack is already trying to break down society by instating his own rules, and disregarding the Conch, the symbol of order in the novel,

Front 8

"We've got to ____ ____ and ____ them. After all we're not _____. We're _____;"

Back 8

Make rules; obey; Savages; English

The use of the noun savages is ironic given that later in the novel Jack creates a pack of savages.

Additionnally, at this early stage in the novel, Jack still believes in Rules and order, while later on his group becomes pure chaos.

Also, it is ironic that he uses the English as an example, as this is the third World war they are in, each war having the English kill millions. Moreover, the English are the creators of concentration camps, regarded as pure evil by most. This shows that even the English can descent into evil and violence.

Front 9

No ____ at himself ___ an _____ ______.

Back 9

longer; but; awesome stranger.

Jack metamorphosis into a new terrible being, a savage, even he is not capable of recognising.

Front 10

Beside the ____, his ____ body held ____ a ____ that _____ their _____ and appalled them. He begin to ____ and his _____ become a ______ _______.

Back 10

mere; sinewy; up; mask; drew; eyes; dance; laughter; bloodthirsty; snarling;

Front 11

Jack ____, ____ from ____ and ____-______.

Back 11

hid; liberated; shame; self-conscious;

By wearing the mask, Jack is empowered due to his lose of identity, which allows him to fully divulge into his violent and evil ways.

Front 12

"I ___ the ____ ____," said _____, _____, yet he _____ when he said it.

Back 12

cut; pig's throat; Jack, proudly; twitched;

He uses killing as a way to gain power, showing us his blood thirst, yet the fact that he twitched suggest that he still has humanity, and still, at least slights, uncomfortable with violence.

Front 13

"I ____ my face - I ____ up. Now you ____ - all of you"

Back 13

painted; stole; eat.

Jack uses imperative verbs showing us he is becoming more and more like a dictator. Additionally, the growingly simplistic language he uses, suggest that communication is breaking down and becoming more tribal.

Front 14

"Conch! ____!" shouted Jack, "We don't ____ the ____ any more."

Back 14

Conch; need; conch;

Jack outright dismisses the symbol of order and civilisation, becoming more chaotic and savage as a result, while also showing us his desire to become a tyrant.

Front 15

" ____ the pig. ____ his throat. ____ the pig. ____him in."

Back 15

Kill; Cut; Kill; Bash;

This chant, Started by Jack, shows a descent into savagery, and tribalism.

Front 16

He [Jack] _____ and ____ them while the boys ____ at his ____ ____.

Back 16

giggle; flinked; laughed; reeking palms.

Jack is becoming increasingly savage, as he now plays with blood while previously he could not even bear to see it.

By covering himself with his kill, he appears more savage and tribal.

Front 17

[About cleaning sow] He ____ as he ____.

Back 17

Talked; worked;

Jack appears to have a complete lack of remorse for killing the pig, as he guts the sow, in a disrespectful fashion, and with a lack of concentration, as he talks at the same time. This shows that he has lost any morality, regarding killing.

Front 18

Jack ____ up the ____ and ____ the ____ ____ down on the ____ end of the ____ which ____ through into the mouth.

Back 18

Held; Head; Jammed; Soft Throat; pointed; Stick; Pierced;

This is the Lord of the Flies. It represents Jack and his tribes, descent into savagery, as the method the sacrifice is done in a grotesque method and the entire idea of a sacrifice is often identified with savagery.

Front 19

[Said by Piggy] "When I saw ____ I was ____ he'd go for the ____. Can't ____ ____."

Back 19

Jack; Sure; Conch; Think Why;

Jack, the leader of the new tribe, no longer care about the conch, nor what it symbolises, Order and Civilisation. Currently, he only cares about the fire, which has become the new symbol for power, but it also symbolises, destruction, violence and chaos, Jack's current attributes.

Front 20

____ lay in the ____ ____ of his ____; ____ sat on his ____ and ____in his ear like an ____.

Back 20

Power; Brown Swell; Firearms; Authority; shoulder; Chattered; Ape

Power is now created by physical power and nothing else, which Jack, loves as he is now able to fully extend his cruel and dictatorial traits.

The use of the noun Ape, in the simile suggests that the boys are becoming more and more animalistic and primitive in nature, including Jack.

Front 21

" ____? ____? That's what you'll ____! I ____ that! There ____ a ____ any more for ____. The conch is gone -"

Back 21

See; See; Get; Meant; isn't; tribe; you;

J's excitement and brutality has complete power as the symbol of rationality is dead.

Front 22

____ with full ____ he ____ his spear at ____.

Back 22

Viciously,; intent; hurled; Ralph;

Jack, no longer has qualms about killing, and has a complete lack of morals.

Front 23

The ____ ____ ____ to him.

Back 23

Hangman's horror clung

Jack can still fear, as evident by his fear of Roger's ability to kill endlessly.

Front 24

A ____ ____who wore the remains of an ____ ____ cap on his red hair.

Back 24

Little Boy; Extraordinary black;

Reminder of Jack's age, which reminds us that despite all his cruelty,he is a young boy, which takes away from him his power and exposes his true cowardice.