They kill a pig and leave its head for the "beast". ... When the boys do kill they kill the mother sow thus showing that they have no consideration for the future (supply of new pigs). Golding uses these descriptions of the pig well as the reader becomes aware of how he would not be easily able to kill a pig. ... He loves to dominate things including the pigs and what he can't control he seeks to ruin. ... Golding uses symbolism throughout the book is with the intent of giving significance to every character or thing. ...

• Word Count: 1420
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

When Golding first introduces Jack, he is a seen as a mysterious character. ... To restate, Jack proposes fun, hunting and killing pigs, having meat to eat and the security of being part of a tribe based in the secure castle rock. ... Jack is not cheerful due to the fact that he helped the group by getting meat, he is cheerful because killing the pig satisfied his primal instincts. ...

• Word Count: 2153
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School

Anthony Burgess continues on to say that, "Instead of a boy-scout camp we get young savages-painted, naked, gorging on the pig-flesh, given to torture, murder, human sacrifice to false gods." ... Golding implies that it is possible that the characters in the novel are capable of becoming the beast, signifying the point where the evil has overcome them. ... When the pig is killed and shredded apart, the boys leave its head on a stake as a gift for the beast. ...

• Word Count: 1683
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School