In the book Room Jack is a five year old boy and he is the hero in the book. Jack is a modern hero because he has been psychologically abused by only seeing the inside of Room which is his home. Jack has never seen the outside world because when his mom was 19 she was taken by Old Nick (who is the villain in Room) who Impregnated her. Jack only knows Room, he has never talked to anyone besides his mom, he thinks there is no outisde world outside of Room. Jack fits all archetypes of a Modern Hero because he going on a moral and psychological quest to save him and his mom. Jack reminds me of Clay from 13 Reasons Why because he is so kind and caring. Clay would do anything to bring Hannah back and Jack played dead so that he could escape and get the police to help him and his mom escape room.
In Room the villain is Old Nick. He is this old, horrible person who kidnapped Jacks mom at the age of 19. Old Nick abuses Jack's mom mentally and physically and constantly rapes her. The scene that shows you how much of a monster he truly is, is when Jacks mom raised her voice and screamed "Don't you dare look at him!", he then casually left room and turned off the power to room which made room frezzing, the water became muddy and made the food rot. Old Nick is seeking pride because he has been laied off and now the only thing that he has control of is Jack and his mom. I would compare Old Nick too The Joker because he loves to make people go insane, he loves to be in total control over ever situation.
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