During the course of this book there are many cases where the characters have been shown progressively becoming more savage. Some of the most convincing cases of developing savagery happen during the hunts. During the first chapter of the book the first hunt takes place, this was the most civilized hunt when the boys still carried their innocence. “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” (Golding 31). This shows that in the beginning the boys could not even think about taking the life of an animal let alone another human. Though as the hunts progress they become more and more savage. This is shown when the boys come back from their first
