Lord Of The Flies Quote Analysis

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I chose this quote to show how Jack's mindset from the beginning of the book changed tremendously. When Jack had the chance of killing the pig early on in the story, he reflected on his old morals and beliefs of when he was a civilized boy, society was holding his knife from killing the pig. Jack was scared of killing the Pig because he had not adapted to the island's environment and mindset. Jack didn't kill the pig because he was still used to the consequences and was aware of the old rules in society. Jack sees this trait as a weakness and he is embarrassed for the hesitation, so he vows to kill the next pig when he has the chance. Golding shows us that society makes it harder for people to do something violent, society protects people from