Jack Burden's Faults

Whenever, a person idolizes someone, they can only see that person in one mindset—perfect. But in reality, that idol may really not be as perfect as the on-watcher thinks. Such is the case with Jack Burden in Robert Penn Warren’s All the King’s Men. To others, Jack appears to be rich, relaxed, but in reality he lacks a true father figure, and does his best to avoid present day reality. Mainly, this lack of a real father is the root of all his other faults. Jack’s troubled relationship with his mother, who has a series of husbands, who come and go also adds to his problems. Like any child without a father, he is unsure of who to trust. This lack of self-confidence plagues Jack for a great deal of time.

Jack’s lack of a father seriously plagues him with his first girlfriend. When he attempts to enter a relationship with Anne Stanton, she sees through him. She questions him about his future ambitions—and when he responds with the fact that he will “blow in her ear for a living” (Warren 284) she is the least bit happy. Since Jack had no guidance from a father figure, he lacks self-understanding. He can also not see his own faults or tho

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