After Jack publicly denounced Ralph’s leadership and terminated their affiliation, he left the group and urged anyone interested in hunting to follow him. Later on as he addressed his followers, he declared his intention of recruiting more biguns from Ralph’s following by killing a pig and holding a feast. When he and his hunters set out to hunt, they stumble upon a sow which they wound then cruelly kill. The vivid description of this scene depicts the boys as savage, particularly their amusement as Roger slowly thrust his spear into the pain stricken animal’s anus. Because of their fascination with Roger’s action, the boys reenact this scene several times. Without hesitation, Jack slit the sow’s throat and together with his hunter gang placed the head on a sharpened stick as it dripped with blood. The significance of this scene is to demonstrate the end of innocence and civilization and beginning of savagery. During the much anticipated feast, the boys attack and brutally kill Simon with their bare hands and teeth after mistaking him for the beast.
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