In Lord of the Flies, written by William Golding, many kids from the ages of four to fourteen found themselves stranded on an island and expected to learn how to survive for themselves. A common occurrence throughout the book, are the consistent acts of killing pigs through imaginary and real scenarios. Since the boys found themselves stranded on the island, they had to enter real life and grow up because of the lack of food . Jack and the choir boys take the initiative and suggest they will “hunt pigs to get meat for everyone” (Golding 36). In the beginning, the boys killed pigs as a resource for food and not thinking it would turn them into savages. However, the young boys could not handle the pressure of all the killings and they turned