The killing of the sow in Lord of the Flies is done in a place of great beauty to provide a juxtaposition between the violent feral nature of the children, and humans in general, with the peaceful world of nature. One of the major themes within William Golding’s text is that humanity by its very nature is cruel and violent. If the author presented the killing in a different setting the reader may dismiss the act as just one of survival, but by having it occur in contrast with the beauty of nature, Golding presents it as an act of violence. Even Jacks obsession with killing the boars on the island goes beyond a need for survival; he hunts and kills as a statement of his power over nature and over the other boys.
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