Lord of the Flies

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   robertwilliam

   Jack hesitates to kill the piglet because of

   the enormity of the knife descending and cutting into living flesh...the unbearable blood

   Still conditioned by the society in which he grew up, Jack naturally shrinks from killing a live creature at this first instance. Yet, embarrassed that the other boys have seen him not kill a pig, Jack slams his knife into a tree trunk (a familiar gesture from Jack!) and promises "Next time!". Golding supplies the full expansion of his sentiment:

   Next time there would be no mercy.

   And of course, Jack, who here hesitates to kill a pig will eventually go on to slaughter several pigs - and Piggy.

   Sources:

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

   http://www.enotes.com/flies/character-analysis

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

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