Lord of the Flies

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   ms-mcgregor Teacher
   High School - 12th Grade

   You are correct! When they pig is killed, they are showing their transition from civilized boys to little savages. Notice that the violence grows in steps. At first, Jack cannot bring himself to kill a pig. Finally, with his primal mask on, he and the other boys savagely kill a sow, a female pig. Even though they want meat and are killing for food, their actions show that their main motivation is a blood-thirsty desire to kill. When people kill for food, they do not brag about the amount of blood that was spilled. As Golding describes the situation, I can't think of any other way to describe the action than savage.

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   http://www.enotes.com/flies/chapter-4-summary-analysis

   http://www.enotes.com/flies/themes

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