Question

The final description of Jack is as follows: “… a little boy who wore the remains of an extraordinary black cap on his red hair and who carried the remains of a pair of spectacles at his waist”. Why do you think Golding used the phrase “little boy” to describe the menacing, horrible Jack in the end of the book? What is he trying to tell us about mankind?

Answer 1

I just finished this book for english class. you could say that the author used the phrase little boy to describe how even for jack being young he still turned out to be a terrible person. i think he’s trying to show us that anyone at any age can turn into a different person depending on the situation they are put in.