Early in the novel there are several signs that the boys' behavior is beginning to degenerate. Choose three of the following signs and explain, in three or four sentences each, how each one acts as a symbol of the emergence of barbarism in the characters.

I can do one but you will need to submit the others one at a time.

Painted faces and long hair:

The painted faces or masks give the boys a new sense of identity. The paint separates them further from their old identities. The paint establishes the boys as something other than their pervious "civilized" British past.

He (Jack) knelt, holding the shell of water... He looked in astonishment, no longer at himself but at an awesome stranger. He spilt the water and leapt to his feet, laughing excitedly. Beside the pool his sinewy body held up a mask that drew their eyes and appalled them.

The long hair is one of the only ways we can tell how long the boys have been on the island. The hair represents a different identity from the clean cut British military school boys. The long hair and painted faces allow the boys to act on their primal urges.