I am on page 128 of Lord of the Flies by William Golding. Jack, Roger, and a few other boys decide to leave the
group after a conflict with Ralph. Jack does not like Ralph being in charge
because he wants to be in control. Jack and the others go searching for pigs to
hunt, and the tone of this scene is dark and brutal. These boys are so barbaric
as they chase and kill this creature. They seem like animals. The chase is made
to feel vicious and violent through images of the pig who “went crashing away
through the forest” and the “demented shriek” of the young piglet (119). Also,
words such as “sweat and noise and blood and terror” in parallel structure
creates the sense of urgency and fear from the pigs (120). Overall, the diction
adds a great deal to the tone that is dark and vicious.
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