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Jack, the boy who arguably advocates the most for violence, experiences moral conflict when he is confronted with draining the boar of its blood. He "'Cut the pig’s throat,' said Jack, proudly, and yet twitched as he said it" (Golding 60). When Jack finally succeeds in doing so, much like other things in life it becomes easier and so the next time. The action becomes a right of passage, and his primal instincts come into full fruition.