Thirdly, this quote establishes plot development. Before this point in the book the boys have not displayed much intent to hurt others except for the exception of Roger. In the beginning of the novel, Roger throws stones at another boy, Henri though he does not hit him because Henri is still protected by the morals and rules Roger has from his old life. The boys “Got his arms and legs. Ralph, carried away by a sudden thick excitement, grabbed Eric’s spear and jabbed at Robert with it.”, (Golding 125). This “game” as they call it wakes the beast within the boys. They crave the same rush of adrenaline they get from hunting pigs, but as we soon learn human blood becomes more of a prize than pig’s blood. That hunger for blood goes farther
