Lord of the Flies

chapter 1

what is the significance of the boys encounter with the wild piglet

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Jack's attempt to kill the piglet comes to a quick end when he cannot finish the deed. This is significant, because as the story goes on, we will see Jack and the others cast off all sense of civilized behavior.

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