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The Symbolism Of Pig Hunting

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Primitive means human nature or in other words our instincts. Throughout the book things like pig hunting and killing each others is the signs of our primitive. Pig hunting symbolizes man’s capacity for destruction and violence. The boys killed the innocent pigs for fun and they love seeing the blood. Isn’t this the primitive that is hidden in us? Also by looking at the body paint which is what the people who live in ancient times do. It really brought out the savagery and their

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