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Next time

After not being able to kill the pig in early chapters, Jack is sure it will happen again

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After all, we're not savages

Jack's denial of potential savage behavior and his attempt to distance himself from it.

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3

Dog-like, ape-like, tattered shorts, flared nostrils

Descriptions of Jack when he hunts Ch3 emphasizing his primal nature.

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4

Seductive, maddening - the promise of meat

how does jack see killing of pigs

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5

Compulsion to track down and kill that was swallowing him up

Jack's overwhelming urge to hunt and kill, consuming him.

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6

I thought I might kill (Jack)

Jack's excuse when failing to kill pig

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7

Absorbed beyond mere happiness as he felt himself exercising control over living things

Roger's pleasure and satisfaction in exerting power and control over others.

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8

He noticed blood on his hands and grimaced distastefully

Early chapters when Jack is offput by murder

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9

Am I a hunter or not? (Jack)

Jack questioning his identity and purpose as a hunter.

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10

Man-kind's essential illness

Simon's belief that the inherent evil and darkness reside within all humans.

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11

Robert squealed in mock terror, then in real pain

The boys' transition from playful cruelty to genuine harm and violence.

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12

The chant rose ritually

voices previously used for church and peace, now used for hunting

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13

The desire to squeeze and hunt was over-mastering

Ralph's struggle to resist the primal urge to hunt and kill.

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14

The stain vanished. Another took its place

Jack as a threat being replaced with roger

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15

I'm not going to play any longer

Jack treating murder like a game

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16

Wedded into her lust [..] fulfilled upon her [..] → deep maternal bliss

The contrast between the primal desires and instincts of the boys vs nature

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17

Kill the beast, cut his throat, spill his blood // Kill the pig. Cut her throat. Spill her blood

The boys' chant, representing their bloodlust and desire for violence.

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18

Sniggering of the savages became a loud decisive jeer

The transformation of the boys' laughter into a mocking and cruel expression.

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19

Sharpened a stick at both ends

Roger's preparation of a weapon, symbolizing his readiness to inflict harm.

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20

All them other kids

Colloquial language by Piggy, class and status

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21

Proclaimed no devil

Ralph’s appearance

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22

His ordinary voice sounded like a whisper after the high note of the conch

capitalism silencing minority

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23

Ugly without silliness

Jack's physical appearance, lacking in innocence and playfulness.

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24

I ought to be chief

Jack's desire and ambition to become the leader of the group.

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25

He wants to know what you're going to do about the snake-thing

The littluns' fear and concern about the presence of a perceived threat and asking ralph

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26

Together, joined in effort

Glimpse of what could’ve been if they had cooperated

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27

Where is he now?

Piggy’s uncertainty and fear regarding the whereabouts of the boy with the mulberry-coloured birthmark.

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28

He was angry with himself for giving way

Ralph's frustration and self-blame for prioritising being liked over being a good leader

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29

But Piggy, for his ludicrous body, had brains

Piggy's intelligence and rationality, despite his physical appearance.

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30

If something did get you, you useless lot of cry babies

Jack feeding into the littluns’ fear of the beast

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31

My asthma' - the response was mechanical

Piggy making excuses by habit

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32

Jack, painted and garlanded, sat there like an idol

Jack's transformation into a figure of worship and reverence.

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33

Authority sat on his shoulder and chattered in his ear like an ape

Personification of power - roger

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34

Jack planned his new face

Jack's intention to adopt a new persona and shed his previous identity

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35

The mask compelled them

The others intrigued by this new identity after Jack paints his face

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36

But there was no more to come

Percival Wemys Madison forgetting his name

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37

Use them as burning glasses. Piggy was surrounded

What was once used to see clearly is now used for survival

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38

Piggy glanced nervously into hell and cradled the conch

Foreshadowing, Piggy and the conch

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39

Taboo of the old life

Haunts Roger and prevents him from throwing rock

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40

Protection of parents and school and policemen and the law

polysyndetic list why roger doesn’t kill henry

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41

We don’t need the conch any more

Jack disregarding the symbol of civilisation

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42

Drawing a circular pattern

Events going in a cycle over and over again (Jack)

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43

Bollocks to the rules

Improper vocabulary, becoming more savage

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44

The conch exploded into a thousand tiny white fragments and ceased to exist

Destruction of the conch

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45

Demented but partly secure society

almost juxtaposition for savage societies

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46

You’ll get back to where you came from

Simon reassuring Jack he’ll return home

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47

Moonbeam [..] silver [..] pearls

nature welcoming Simon’s body back

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48

Great, shuddering spasms of grief
Ralph wept for the end of innocence, the darkness of man’s heart

Ralph realising destruction on the island

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