Staining In Lord Of The Flies

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Ralph, Jack and Roger separated from the search team so they could climb the mountain to find the beast. They begin to climb, but Ralph realizes that they are being fools and he stops. Jack gets frustrated and continues on, leaving Ralph and Roger behind. “A stain in the darkness, a stain that was Jack, detached himself and began to draw away… The wind roared once in the forest and pushed their rags against them” (Golding 121-122). Jack being described as a stain suggests that he is hard to get rid of. “A stain in the darkness, a stain that was Jack, detached himself and began to draw away” (121). The word “stain” possesses a negative connotation. Stains are dirty and they are not easily removed. In this case, Golding specifically calls him a stain. He is persistent in trying to spread savagery among the boys, thus becoming a larger stain. …show more content…
“There was a slithering noise high above them, the sound of someone taking giant and dangerous strides on rock or ash. Then Jack found them, and was shivering and croaking in a voice they could just recognize as his” (121). A “slithering noise” makes Jack sound like a snake. The “giant and dangerous strides” make Jack sound like a gigantic monster. The way he speaks, “croaking in a voice they could just recognize as his,” implies that Jack is in the middle of a transitional period; he has not fully become a savage yet, but he is not an innocent twelve year old boy anymore,
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