Quotes from Lord of the Flies:
“You knew, didn't you? I’m part of you? Close, close, close! I’m the reason why it’s a no go?” (p 143)
This quote shows that this “beast” that is on the island has changed the nature of the boys, it lives inside of them. The pig head represents this force that changed them from civilized boys to savages and an evil nature.
Quotes from literary criticism:
"The so-called Lord of the Flies is created when Jack and his hunters perform one of their most brutal acts of savagery: the murder of the nursing sow. During the kill all of the hunters brutally and mindlessly stab and jab at the pig while it is squealing and screaming out of terror and pain."
“You knew, didn't you? I’m part of you? Close, close, close! I’m the reason why it’s a no go?” (p 143)
This quote shows that this “beast” that is on the island has changed the nature of the boys, it lives inside of them. The pig head represents this force that changed them from civilized boys to savages and an evil nature.
Quotes from literary criticism:
"The so-called Lord of the Flies is created when Jack and his hunters perform one of their most brutal acts of savagery: the murder of the nursing sow. During the kill all of the hunters brutally and mindlessly stab and jab at the pig while it is squealing and screaming out of terror and pain."