The pig's head can also represent a loss of innocence in the boys. When they arrived on the island, they all had a sense of civilization and childhood innocence in them. The longer the boys stayed on the island, the more savage they became. Ralph and Jack were not able to cooperate, especially after Jack killed the pig. The boys slowly became less civil and were becoming more evil, losing their childhood innocence.
The boys fear the head and see it as a beast. They aren't aware of what they have become and what they have lost over their time on the island. Again, the pig's head represents the boys evil nature and gives meaning to the title of the novel, “Lord of the Flies.”
The boys fear the head and see it as a beast. They aren't aware of what they have become and what they have lost over their time on the island. Again, the pig's head represents the boys evil nature and gives meaning to the title of the novel, “Lord of the Flies.”