Lord of the flies
...s and Jack brutally attack it and kill it, this is the first step of Jack's transition into savage living. We see the change from innocence because Jack has killed his first living creature, and now we see him become very confident in his hunting ability and we start to see him act more like a hunter. He now wears a mask over his face and always wants to hunt. The author has this to say about Jack and his mask, "...the mask was a thing on its own, behind which Jack hid, liberated from shame and self-consciousness." (62) Jack is now trying to transform himself into a different person. He seems to be happier as a hunter. Jack's next step into savagery is when they are all dancing around the fire in celebration. Simon is coming to tell the boys about his vision of the beast, when Jack and his tribe mistake Simon for the beast and attack and kill him. He has now killed his first human being, although it seemed not to be completely intentional. Jack is starting to get his followers to think about nothing but hunting now. The boys and Jack continue to hunt animals, but now a new order is taking place. All the boys take a vote to decide who will remain leader, and when Jack is not elected, he says, "I'm not going to play any longer. Not with you." (127) Jack is seeing all this trouble they are going through as a game. This shows his immaturity and how he is not respecting anyone or anything now. Jack goes off on his own with many of the older boys and forms his own shelter at the rock. Ralph and Piggy have now lost control over almost everyone. We see Jack and beat up one of the boys, just to set an example. He gets all the boy...