# Jack the Giant-Killer — Heretics character guide

> Jack the Giant-Killer in Heretics by G. K. Chesterton.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Jack

**First appearance:** 0006-v-mr-h-g-wells-and-the-giants

## Who they are

A fairy-tale hero used as a metaphor for combating modern intellectual giants.

## Relationships

### [Unknown Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/heretics_se/characters/unknown_narrator)

_psychological_

Jack is used as a symbolic figure representing traditional heroism and common sense against modern intellectualism.

### [Nietzsche](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/heretics_se/characters/nietzsche)

_rivalry_

Jack and Nietzsche are juxtaposed as symbols of traditional heroism versus the Übermensch philosophy.

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