How does the character Jack lead in The Hunt for Red October?
Jack leads by example; however, that is not his first inclination. When readers first meet Jack Ryan, he is an intelligence analyst through and through. He's extremely intelligent, but he's quiet and isn't likely to command a room like Greer. Ryan is perfectly content sitting behind a desk and analyzing reports for his boss. Of course Ryan begins to change as events of the novel push him toward taking a more active role in bringing Ramius and the the Red October safely into the United States. Ryan may give people orders and/or advice in the novel, but that's not how he leads, and that's not why people follow him. People are led by Ryan because they are following his lead. He's willing to go out and meet Ramius on the submarine. Ryan is willing to take the risks upon himself instead of putting those risks on somebody else. That garners...
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Ryan a lot of respect from many characters in the book, and it garners him a lot of respect from the military characters. Ryan leads from the front despite his aversion to being in the spotlight.
How does the character Jack Ryan develop in The Hunt for Red October?
I think it is possible that this question is meant to ask how Jack Ryan changes over the course of the novel. A character that displays change is called a dynamic character. Despite the fact that Jack Ryan is featured in many books, Clancy is still able to make Ryan a dynamic character in The Hunt for Red October. When readers first meet Ryan, he is a quiet and intelligent analyst. He isn't portrayed as hero material. He's afraid of flying and quite content to sit behind a desk and analyze intelligence reports. However, as the novel progresses, readers see Ryan become cooler under pressure. He is willing to take risks that often put his own life on the line. In other words, Ryan displays courage and bravery worthy of heroes. The final line of the novel nicely shows readers that Ryan has at least in some way changed because of the events of the novel.
Ryan missed the dawn. He boarded a TWA 747 that left Dulles on time, at 7:05 A.M. The sky was overcast, and when the aircraft burst through the cloud layer into sunlight, Ryan did something he had never done before. For the first time in his life, Jack Ryan fell asleep on an airplane.