Jack Built: Index Of The House That

| Position | Element | Action done to previous element | |----------|---------|--------------------------------| | 1 | House | built by Jack | | 2 | Malt | lay in the house | | 3 | Rat | ate the malt | | 4 | Cat | killed the rat | | 5 | Dog | worried the cat | | 6 | Cow (crumpled horn) | tossed the dog | | 7 | Maiden (forlorn) | milked the cow | | 8 | Man (tattered/torn) | kissed the maiden | | 9 | Priest (shaven/shorn) | married the man | | 10 | Rooster | woke the priest | | 11 | Farmer | kept the rooster | | 12 | Horse, hound, horn | belonged to the farmer |

| Character | Portrayed By | Role in the Index | Fate | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | Matt Dillon | The Architect. A civil engineer turned serial killer. Believes murder is high art. | Descends into Hell. | | Verge | Bruno Ganz | The Guide. A silent, wise figure (Dante’s Virgil). Represents conscience or damnation. | Guides Jack to his eternal punishment. | | Lady 1 (Old Lady) | Uma Thurman | Victim #1. Represents Jack’s initial struggle with spontaneity. | Strangled. | | Lady 2 (Mrs. Q) | Siobhan Fallon Hogan | Victim #2. Represents precision and posing. | Shot with a nail gun. | | Simple (The Family) | Riley Keough | Victim #3. The mother of two. Her death is Jack’s moral event horizon. | Shot in the head. | | Simple (The OCD Woman) | Sofie Gråbøl | Victim #4. A woman whose tic (repeating "I go to the other side") irritates Jack. | Disemboweled. | index of the house that jack built