Effect of the Mask

'Beside the pool his sinewy body held up a mask that drew their eyes and appalled them. He began to dance and his laughter became a bloodthirsty snarling. capered toward Bill, and the mask was a thing on its own, behind which Jack hid, liberated from shame and self-consciousness.' - Lord of the Flies Passage #4 Pg. 58.

The main symbol which I found in this passage was the mask. It showed me so much, and helped me understand everything that was happening with Jack. The effect of the symbol was when Jack put it on. Things changed imminently, feelings, actions, and thoughts. His 'bloodthirsty snarling' showed us how he has changed from a rude and inconsiderate boy, to a monster, not caring what wrong he did to anyone. His thoughts must have been all about power and pride. His feelings were only ones of hate. He was the only one the mask affected in such a way. Jack hid behind the mask, he was no longer himself. 'Liberated from shame and self-consciousness' described very well what was yet to come. With this mask Jack has the power to do anything he pleases. He will be a huge threat to Ralph or anyone who stood in his way of his wishes. This manner will not be unnoticed by anyone. He now can kill if he chooses without the feeling or guilt or regret. Without the mask he already felt the fright and pain of others, now with the mask he has the feeling that he can not be punished for his actions. He can feed his ego from the other boys' pain and misery.The mask is a very important key to the whole book and to Jack's character. A person may put on a mask to try to hid their self, but instead their true self from deep down inside comes out. Therefore with a mask, you are not hiding, but releasing your real identity.

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Passage 1 Lord of the flies by William Golding :}

          'They knew very well why he hadn't: because of the enormity of the knife descending and cutting into living flesh; because of the unbearable blood.
 '' I was going to,'' said Jack. ''I was choosing a place. Next time-!'' ' -Pg 31


Out of all the key elements which William Golding used in this passage there was one that really stood out, foreshadowing. Jack was not able to kill the pig because he still had part of civilization in him. He still was an innocent young boy who has never had the ability to kill a living soul. His pride gets a hold of him and he tells the others he will kill next time. Such hatred came out of him, showing us that Jack is capable of a lot more than just killing a pig. Golding lets us know that later on in the book Jack will be a problem to some of the boys, his thirst for power will drive him into not only killing pigs, but taking the lives of others in the group as well if needed to prove himself the best. His anger also shows that he will not stop at anything to get his way. He is a born leader, but far away from civilization and laws will make him lose all control and guilt.

Finally made it correctly! :}