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In the novel, Lord of the flies written by William Golding, a group of boys get stranded on an island. The group of boys has to overcome obstacles that the island brings them. The boys elected their chief, Ralph during the first assembly that Ralph called. Then the boys split apart making Jack's tribe which focuses mainly on hunting, while Ralph's tribe's priorities are making shelter. The boys become civilized to savage when they create rules for each other when the hunters brutally slaughter a pig, and when they kill Simon. To show the boys started civilized Ralph called the boy's assembly and they made rules that everyone should follow. This shows that they are being civil and trying to make a "community" so they can live on the island. In the novel, Piggy says, "We'll have rules! He cried out excitedly. Lots of rules" (Golding,33). The quote shows that the older boys are taking the initiative to help "run" the island. The boys show that they are civilized when Ralph uses the conch to gather all the boys for the assembly. He takes the role of chief and makes a set of rules that everyone should …show more content…

Jack did not succeed in hunting down the pig but said that he will kill it next time. Jack did not kill the pig because he was afraid of the blood from the pig. He was embarrassed that he could not do it and he wanted to show people that he is a hunter and he is strong enough to do it. In the novel it says, "Kill the pig! Cut her throat! Spill her blood!" (Golding,69). It shows the bloodthirst the boys have for hunting. When Roger killed the pig he stuck a spear up the pig's rear end and watched as the pig squealed in pain. The boys beat the pig while Jack pierces the pig's throat. Jack's hunters start the chant while they are hunting and circling the pig. The boys start to chant to celebrate their kill by saying their ritual "Kill the pig! Cut her throat! Spill her blood!" That was the end of

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Cut her throat. Spill her blood” (Golding 72). This displays incredible violence from the hunters. None of the hunters were interested in killing a pig until Jack was. After slaughtering a pig, the hunters lost their

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After he kills his first pig, Jack, “... his face smeared with clays, [reaches] the top first and [hails] Ralph excitedly, with lifted spear. ‘Look! We’ve killed a pig-’” (69). Jack did not have the courage to originally kill a pig, but is ecstatic when he executes his first pig.

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In chapter 4 it states, “I cut the pig’s throat, said Jack, proudly”(69) illustrating that Jack enjoyed cutting and killing the pig. Jack now shows that he is capable of killing and the possibility for more cruel and harsh killing is very likely. Jack shows his cruelty by the animals he kills when he “held up the head and jammed the soft throat down on the pointed end of the stick which pierced through into the mouth”(136) analyzing how instead of fearing the beast Jack is offering him the head of the pig that he just brutally murdered. When the boys kill the pig, they stick its bloodied head on a sharpened stick as an offering to the beast, which they believe is out in the forest somewhere and that they can please with an offering, showing cruelty and the lack of humanity inside Jack and the rest of the boys. After their first successful hunt, Jack chants “Kill the pig.

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This quote highlights this very clearly: “They all know why he hadn’t; because of the enormity of the knife descending and cutting into living flesh; because of the unbearable blood.” (Golding 41). This quote refers to Jack's struggle to kill the pig. Jack cannot handle the very gruesome and violent image that will come out of killing the pig. This creates a problem for the boys.

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He goes hunting with other boys on the island, and they successfully kill a pig. Unfortunately, they let the signal fire out in the process. Ralph tries to look for the boys, when they come marching in, carrying a dead pig. The boys, led by Jack, are chanting “kill the pig. Cut her throat.

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When the boys are gathered Ralph tell’s Jack and the others that We've got to have rules and obey them. After all, we're not savages. We're English, and the English are best at everything” (Golding 42). The rules that Ralph created keep the boys civilized, and make sure everything is done properly and best for their survival on the island. As the boys become less civilized, the hope of rescue is starting to diminish as Jack’s hunters and more of the boys begin to neglect the rules and humanity.

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Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be stranded on an island with your friends or enemies and not know if you will ever see your parents or loved ones again? In the book, the boys showed civilized lifestyles on the island. In Lord of the Flies by William Golding, a group of young boys is stranded on an island without adults. The boys must work, learn and provide for one another together to survive until help arrives. The boys were civilized, understood the responsibilities of being a leader, and followed the rules.

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Lord of the Flies, by William Golding, is a novel about a group of young, British boys that crashland on a remote island. The novel begins as the boys emerge from the wreckage and gather together. They attempt to form a version of government and establish a leader, Ralph, and also establish a leader for hunting, Jack. After the meeting, they explore the island and light a fire. After a while, most of the boys forget about the rescue and start to focus more on hunting.

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Ralph wants to have rules and order to be civilized, he fears that without rules the boys will succumb to savagery. Ralph wants rules to keep

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In chapter four jack and his group of hunters (choir boys) kills a pig. As they walk to the fire to cook the pig they chant, "Kill the pig! Cut her throat! Spill her blood!" pg.69.

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Jack’s dictator qualities make everyone listen to him out of fear. Although Jack develops into a savage later on in the book, he first started off hesitant to express his true self. The first time Jack goes on a hunting voyage, he comes across a piglet and is unable to kill it. The civilization restrained Jack from showing his true passion of kill and lust. After three chapters, Jack turns into a full savage, sniffing the ground for pigs, thirsty for blood (Reilly 86).

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[and] all at once, Robert was screaming and struggling with the strength of the frenzy. Jack had him by the hair and was brandishing his knife. Behind him was Roger, fighting to get close. That chant rose ritually, as at the last moment of a dance or hunt. ‘Kill the pig!

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After Jack and his hunters violently hunted a pig, his companions chanted: “Kill the pig. Cut her throat. Spill her blood. ”(Pg.69, LOF). This chant expresses the boys declining into cruel and savagery; they feel no guilt performing evil acts.

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Ralph is the chief of the island and ensures all the boys are in check and following rules. Everyone else wants to agree on what to do and needs a plan. Jack states,¨We've got to have rules and obey them. After all, we're not savages. We're English, and the English are best at everything¨(42).

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