Jack The Rapper : The Characters Of Jack The Ripper

The book I have chosen is The Complete Jack the Ripper by Donald Rumbelow. The book was published by Penguin Adult in 2004 with 400 pages. Probably the most famous murderer of all time, Jack the Ripper has fascinated the public for over 120 years. The book is about the many theories of the murders of a group of prostitutes. Rumbelow set all the information in the right historical time.

Jack the Ripper was one of the most famous and renowned killers in history. Even though he was not the first serial killer, he was the first killer to strike on a metropolis setting. Jack the Ripper was in his prime at a time when the media had a strong control over society and society as a whole was becoming much more literate. Jack started his killing campaign at a time of political controversy between the liberals and social reformers along with the Irish Home rule partisans. The reports of Jack the Ripper were collected and reported by the police, but then the different newspapers with their political influences slightly distorted the stories to give them their own effect. It has been more the one hundred years since the last murder

The children landed uncharted island far from any semblance of police, parents, or even teachers. The island was almost like the “Neverland” that Disney taught us about years ago, but without Tinkerbell and a magical home with all their needs. Jack and the children in this adventure were in a heap of trouble. They were many, some smaller and some bigger (littleuns and bigguns). These kids had to organize themselves into some sort of unit, to more efficiently find a way home. That is where the trouble begins. When one or more humans come together, a hierarchy is always established. Similar to when one goes to a restaurant and the waitress only addresses our father for the majority of the tables decisions. When this hierarchy forms, the decisions this leader takes will always be classified as good or evil, and the society will be judged by the character at their forefront. In William Golding’s novel “Lord of The Flies”, Jack Merridew is the character that takes leadership in the society and proves humanity is inherently evil by demonstrating human’s: selfish tendencies, competitive nature, and hopelessness.

The Whitechapel Murders and those of Jack the Ripper are not generally one and the same. Over a period of three years towards the end of the nineteenth century a number of prostitutes were murdered under different circumstances – the murder of prostitutes was not an especially unique occurrence during those times but several of the murders drew particular attention on account of the savagery with which the victim's bodies were mutilated. Within the Whitechapel Murders was a cluster of murders that demonstrated sufficient similarities as to suggest that they were committed by the same person. One of the first instances of serial murder was thus identified and sensationalised in the media as the work of ‘Jack the Ripper', nicknamed on the

Just a few hours ago, Kate would have never thought she could escape the force field. That sounded like a crazy dream, but now she was free and so was Mr. Jacks and Darby. They were in the outskirts of Philadelphia and it looked like a normal suburban neighborhood. Though it was obvious that no one had been in these houses for a while. They must have disappeared… Kate thought to herself. There was no sign of human life still being here.

Jack London was born in 1876, and died in 1916. He was born in San Francisco, California, and was the son of Flora Wellman Chaney. When he was a child, he would sometimes living with the Prentisses. Mr. and Mrs. Prentisses were African Americans who served as London’s surrogate parents. When Jack turned 15, he sailed the San Francisco Bay as an oyster pirate. During his time on the water, London developed an alcohol problem, which would eventually become alcoholism. In 1894, London was arrested as a vagrant and spent 30 days in Erie County Penitentiary.

Jack D. Ripper is important, because he is the person who gives the orders and the soldiers would not know what to do without him. He is instructive, bossy, and he tells Mandrake what to do with very specific instructions. He is the air force commander and he is the go-to guy if no one wants to do the things he does. He gives orders and makes sure men know what they are doing. His leadership makes him a symbol, and he is a metaphor for control because no one else has guts to give instructions like he does.

Maybrick lived in the United States with his family but also worked overseas a lot in East End London in the cotton industry. He had plenty of knowledge of the area and was comfortable with it. “It has long been suggested that Jack the Ripper spent time in the United States, was likely a frequent overseas traveler, with extensive knowledge of the East London area where the murders took place” (James), connecting this to Maybrick and his frequent trips to and from London with his wife. James Maybrick was very comfortable with the area of Whitechapel and this became clearer when Sarah Ann Robertson’s marriage to Maybrick was brought to light. “Records show that Sarah Ann “lived on Bromley Street, near Whitechapel, and on Mark Lane, across the

When the boys first landed on the island, there was a certain fear of the unknown that forced the boys to behave and listen to their elected leader, Ralph. However, as everyone becomes more accustomed to the primal society, a particular group of boys, led by Jack Merridew, are less inclined to follow the basic rules created in the beginning. On this note, some boys, are still influenced by the prior rules which governed their life before the island. For example, in a previous chapter, Maurice "hurried away [after throwing sand into a littluns eye]. In his other life Maurice had received chstisement for filling a younger eye with sand." From the quote, it is apparent that Maurice feels uneasiness for his wrongdoing but hastens to dismiss the thought leading to the conclusion that basic lessons of social etiquette are quickly disappearing from the island.

Cream was born in May 1850 in Scotland he was the oldest out of his

Alistair Thomas Hargreaves had been new to the Whitechapel Police Force in 1888, when the infamous Whitechapel murders had begun. He was young, enthusiastic and recently married to beautiful Mary Moorehead. They lived in a small flat near Whitechapel, where she stayed and kept house while he left for work each morning and arrived home each evening. It was the perfect life for a young couple just starting out. All of that would change on August 31st, 1888.

Isn’t it funny how a something so simple as a name can cause widespread terror within a household? A neighborhood? A state? Or even a country? Jack the ripper is one such name to have achieved such gruesome a status. He was menacing, he was evil, he was shadow that rained down upon East end, England in 1888 with malign killings and haunting letters that would last for years to come. He was a curse to society, causing a stir deep within the heart of London that caused problems for the police, the women of the night, and psychologists alike. This is jack the ripper in his truest, uncut form.

“Then, why are your fingerprints on the weapon? No one else touched the candlestick. Why did you kill her?”

Jack the Ripper was a vicious serial killer from London who killed 5 prostitutes in 1888. He was never found and to this day no one knows for sure who the killer is, and what where his motives. It is hard to be sure of all the answers considering he committed them so long ago. There are now many theories of the man behind the name expressed through movies, books, and short films. Jack the Ripper committed the murders the way he did because he held a grudge against women, and he felt they deserved it.

Jack the Ripper was said to be the first serial killer in the modern sense. In the article “The Hunt for Jack the Ripper,” William D. Rubinstein’s main idea is to explain and examined some of the murder victims, and possible suspects for Jack the Ripper. Rubinstein goes into great detail to try and define who the ripper actually was, but this is still an unsolved mystery in history. Rubinstein’s main ideas are the different possibilities for Jack the Ripper; however there was one person in particular that people believed was the Ripper for over twenty years. Another main part of this article was discussing victims of Jack the