Analysis Of Jack Burden In All The King's Men

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once said of justice, “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere”; and although the island the boys of Lord of the Flies resided on is outside the borders of civilization, Dr. King’s quote still holds true, thus the boys are to be charged for their actions. The accused, Jack Merridew, is being charged with 2nd degree murder, armed criminal action, and endangering the welfare of a child, due to his participation in the murder of Simon, brandishment of spears, and lack of regard for the other children on the island, respectively.

For example, the events in Chapter One take place in 1936, and characterize Willie Stark as a man who is highly respected amongst the common people, while at the same time, also intimidating and ruthless. The next two chapters cover events that happen between 1922 and 1936; they highlight the events which allowed Willie Stark came to be a political figure, known as ‘Boss’. The two chapters also provide the reader with insight concerning Jack Burden’s past and how he came to be involved with now-governor Willie Stark. Chapter Four is devoted entirely to a time frame between 1918 and 1921, when Jack Burden was a history graduate student, recalling the life of a man known as Cass Mastern. This excursion into the past offers the reader with an in-depth understanding of Jack Burden's character— a person who is incapable of accepting responsibility for his actions. Chapter Five is a continuation where Chapter One ended, introducing the characters Anne Stanton and Adam Stanton, in

Jack Merridew is a character in Lord of the Flies who always fights against Ralph about who should be in charge. Jack is described as a tall, thin, ugly boy with light blue eyes that seem to turn angry at any moment. When Ralph first sees Jack, he also notices a group of choir boys behind him. Jack is the leader of the choir, and enjoys being in control. If he is not in control, he relentlessly tries to become the figure in power. Jack discredits the power of the conch and lies about Ralph so the children will not want him as leader. “‘The conch doesn’t count on top of the mountain,’” (Golding 42). When Jack is embarrassed, he becomes violent. When Piggy embarrasses Jack about the signal fire, Jack becomes upset and “… stuck his fist into Piggy’s

Many of the boys want to have fun and see Jack's hunting as the fun

After the boys were rescued by the naval officer, they were likely to struggle with the terrors that took place on the island. In all probability, the prevailing boys were offered medicinal and psychological treatment in order to suppress their reactions to death, mourning, and the understanding of the severe revelation that Simon and Piggy, their associates in school, experienced a barbarous demise. It would’ve been a while before they could return to civilization as functioning citizens, but with some intensive therapy, they would’ve been prepared to come back to society as purified and cathartic pre-adults.

Jack Burden is known as the “student of history” ( Warren 372). The very fact that he is a historian is ironic, as he has come from an aristocratic and reputable family and grew up in Burden’s Landing. However, Jack lacks the ambition needed to excel in life and works for Willie, despite the

William Golding’s “Lord of the Flies” is a heavily layered story with a setting and characters that symbolise human nature, how being isolated from civilization can dehumanize the state of man. The setting provides a lack of society, and the boys each represent a different aspect of mankind. One character, Jack Merridew, plays a significant part in portraying how mankind is affected without rules and norms. After he has been separated from civilization long enough, Jack becomes a brutal savage and creates a mask out of face paint. Golding utilizes Jack’s face paint to mask his descent into savagery,

What makes a individual powerful? Many different qualities go into make someone powerful it could be bravery or loyalty. The qualities that make an individual powerful is intimidation and violence.

Owen portrays the Jack’s conflicting desire for power and duty as a Caretaker. During the rising action, the Winter King confronts Jack about his potential and offers Jack a chance to “become truly Shadowless...and discover a power that makes you greater than any king” (124). This desire goes directly against his purpose as a Caretaker and the goal of the companions: “to free the Shadowed Lands from darkness” (116). Unlike his companions, Jack could have a power as great as that of the Winter King. The power to control all those who fall under his sway.

All the King’s Men by Robert Penn Warren begins with an account of driving down Highway 58 into the city of Mason. It does not give much to draw conclusions upon at the beginning but transforms as the story progresses. Within the story many elements are used to convey messages to the reader such, as descriptive language to envision the setting. The setting and descriptive language spark fuel for character assumptions. The character “Sugar-Boy” is of Irish decent, but before knowing this fact he seems to be of African American decent.

Themes between the Lines Authors use various amounts of themes to send messages of concern and importance. Authors use stories and situation in stories to carefully illustrate the theme piece by piece. Themes hold the core to any story with a purpose. The themes being examined are from the stories “All the Kings Men” written by Robert Penn Warren, “The Color Purple” written by Alice Walker, and “To Kill a Mockingbird” written by Harper Lee. These pieces of literature contain important themes such as Power of Corruption in Warren’s

A good leader is one who knows how to lead with control and has strong leader characteristics. In the novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding, some readers support the fact that Jack was a better leader than Ralph, but others feel that Ralph was the better leader. Although many supporters feel that Ralph is the best leader, it is evident that Jack is the better leader because he can effortlessly control the group on the island.

Violence begins to emerge in Jack at the end of the novel. This is the last quality that shows Jack is a dynamic character. By the end of the book, Jack has become a murderer. Not only

This is a story about a young fellow named Jack, who wasn’t a lot older than you when this happened. Now Jack lived with his mother and daddy on a small farm, but they were in bad shape. The crops didn’t make good that year, Jack’s daddy was having to go further and further to find work and do a little hunting so they’d have something to eat. Jack decided that he was big enough to go out and get a job so he could help buy food for his family. So Jack’s mother packed him some food to take, (Jack was especially fond of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches), gave him a big hug and sent him out the door with prayers for his safety. Jack traveled down the road for almost a week, his peanut butter and jelly sandwiches were all gone, and he was really getting hungry when he saw a great big farm off to the side of the road. He thought surely they’d give him something to eat, even if it was just some apples or carrots. So Jack went up to the house and knocked on the door. A really kind looking man came to the door and saw how pitifully hungry Jack looked and took him inside for lunch. Now the farmer was a really nice man, but his wife was mean. She didn’t like sharing their food with anyone and she really didn’t like Jack. She was sure he’d steal something so she decided she had to get rid of him. But the farmer offered Jack a job on the farm, if he’d take care of the animals. So Jack went out and fed the pigs, and the cows, and the chickens and worked as

1. The genre of "How Jack Went to Seek His Fortune" can be classified as a fairytale. This is because of the author's usage of the words "Once upon a time.." and the way the characters are incorporated into the story as Jack seeks his fortune. This story could also qualify as fiction because this excerpt from "How Jack Went to Seek His Fortune" is non-realistic due to its fairytale qualities.