LOTF Chapter 2-3

“Jack’s face was white under the freckles […] ‘I was choosing a place,’ said Jack, ‘I was just waiting for a moment to decide where to stab him.’ […] ‘I was going to.’ said Jack […] ‘I was choosing a place. Next time—! […] Next time there would be no mercy” (Golding 31).Jack’s emotions are revealed when he is “white under the freckles” which shows Jack’s sense of uneasiness to the idea of killing the pig. When Jack failed to execute the wounding of the pig, he begins to create excuses by saying “I was just waiting for a moment to decide where to stab him” revealing that he was innocent before the arrival on the island, but needs to hunt to survive on the island. Jack states “there would be no mercy” when he reveals his transformation to being a savage. Jack develops more of a positive attitude towards hunting rather than his old innocent self. Jack brags about killing a pig during his hunt and displays an unusual reaction while doing so.