Jack's Change Of Heart In All The Kings Men
Jack’s Change of Heart
The novel All the Kings Men takes place in the South during the 1900’s and is
narrated by Jack Burden. Jack has a tendency to hide from the present in the past. The
line “Perhaps that was the curse of Jack Burden: he was invulnerable” shows that he must
change his ideas and thoughts before he can accept and love himself and others.
Throughout the novel Jack Burden discovers his change of heart, through the Great
Twitch Theory, the death of Judge Irwin and the Great Sleep.
In the novel Jack develops his Great Twitch Theory. The theory states that
everything everyone does is controlled by a random input, and nobody takes
responsibility for consequences of their actions. This theory is a coping mechanism
The novel All the Kings Men takes place in the South during the 1900’s and is
narrated by Jack Burden. Jack has a tendency to hide from the present in the past. The
line “Perhaps that was the curse of Jack Burden: he was invulnerable” shows that he must
change his ideas and thoughts before he can accept and love himself and others.
Throughout the novel Jack Burden discovers his change of heart, through the Great
Twitch Theory, the death of Judge Irwin and the Great Sleep.
In the novel Jack develops his Great Twitch Theory. The theory states that
everything everyone does is controlled by a random input, and nobody takes
responsibility for consequences of their actions. This theory is a coping mechanism