English gentleman author Rudyard Kipling, famous for the Jungle Book, uses his considerable influence, being on a War Office propaganda think tank, to get his. In-depth summary and analysis of every scene of My Boy Jack. It's also true that John was nearsighted, and that Rudyard Kipling had to use his influence. The play concludes with Rudyard reciting a poem about 'his boy Jack'. (online plot taken from a website). Act One Scene One. Introduces the Kipling. Jack Kipling is Rudyard and Carrie ’s only son. He’s only 15 years old at the beginning of the play. Despite his youth, though, he’s eager to join the army. In this respect, he and his father agree, since Rudyard wants Jack to help defend England in World War I. However, Jack is so nearsighted that neither the navy nor the army will let him enlist. Kipling never wrote directly about the loss of his son but ‘My Boy Jack’ is clearly a thinly disguised poem about mourning and regret and also the importance of sacrifice. The father of a sailor asks for news of his son who has seemingly been lost at sea. The answers he receives suggest that there is no hope his son will ever return. Summary. Someone asks if anyone has heard of their boy Jack. Another replies, “Not this tide.”. The first speaker asks if the second person knows when Jack is returning, and the second speaker says he will not return with this wind blowing, with this tide. The first speaker asks if anyone has had word of him, and the second repeats the refrain “Not this tide” and adds that something that is sunk cannot bltadwin.ruted Reading Time: 4 mins.
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