LORD OF THE FLIES.

A powerful scene in lord of the flies is the pig hunt. A group of young boys headed towards the sow with a row of piglet that slept, burrowed and squeaked. Wooden spears with fire – hardened points flew towards the sow but she manages to escape with two spears sticking in her fat flank. For a moment they lose track of the sow, as it went crushing through the forest. Finally, they track her down again as it “staggers in an open space where bright flowers grew and the butterflies danced around each other and the air was hot and still”. Jack stabbed the sow with his knife. “Found the throat and the hot blood spouted over his hands”. He holds the head and jams the throat down on the pointed end of the stick. He speaks loudly. “This head is for the ‘beast’. ‘It’s a gift’.
This scene helps to focus on one of the major themes of the novel which is t...