Key Passage 4

In this passage, there were few symbols. One was Jack's behavior. Golding wrote: "He began to dance and his laughter became a bloodthirsty snarl." It seemed as though it was symbolizing how he and the other boys were changing. Jack began to lose his humanity as days passed on the island. Another part of the passage was "He capered towards Bill, and the mask was a thing on its own." The boys were going somewhat mad, some faster than others, the longer they were stranded on the island. Jack was changing the fastest, as he went mad and started acting strange, almost hysterical. One other part was important, "The mask compelled them." It wasn't the mask that had told them what to do, it was the boys fear of Jack and what he might do if they disagreed. Everyone was fearful of Jack and his madness, as he was losing his sanity the quickest.