... her blood all over themselves, and laughing in the excitement. This event may be likened to rape, as the boys find joy in the killing and forcing the spear "right up her ass" (136). The boys show no signs of guilt, but only excitement and glory at ravaging the sow. Rape is a crime of power. This action is also one of power, wishing to show dominance and strength over the animal. Once young boys ... , these humans are driven to an evil action, through their fear to obtain power. The killing of the sow was ... also an act of paganism. "This head is for the beast. It is a gift." (137 ... ...

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... characters, and the emotions they are probed with throughout the story. In the story, Jack becomes, through a series of events, the antagonist of the entire book. Starting out as a bold and useful, if not a bit arrogant, right had man to Ralph, Jack quickly is shown to be deceitful, cynical boy who craves power and glory, who has little self-control. In the very beginning of the story, when the boys ... first come across a piglet, Jack tries unsuccessfully to make his first kill. The three boys rushed ... forward and Jack drew his knife again with a flourish. He raised his arm is the ai...

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