Throughout the novel, Jack’s personality and disposition have transitioned from that of a civilized English school boy to that of a person with a complex, obsessed, and notably tactical mind. His thoughts are now mainly focused on hunting, and the mask that he creates symbolizes his first major detachment from societal constraints. In chapters 2 and 3, it became evident he was beginning to forget his wish of rescue to instead focus on catching and killing a single pig, but as of now all concept of rescue has left his mind. The mask he creates allows him to express what he feels is his true self, the part of him unaffected by social normalities and the civilization he once resided in. This change, like the way is has been progressing before,
