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This question is based on William Golding's Lord of the Flies.

At one point in the novel, Jack paints his face

This act can be interpreted to mean

regression into savagery

that he is now fully ready for the dance

an attempt to hide from the other children

an attempt to hide from the animals he wishes to hunt

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In William Golding's Lord of the Flies, Jack painting his face can be interpreted to mean regression into savagery. The act of painting his face is symbolic of Jack's descent into savagery and his detachment from the civilised world. The mask that he creates by painting his face allows him to behave in a way that he would not normally behave, thus giving him the freedom to indulge in his most primitive desires. It also marks a physical transformation in Jack's character as he becomes more and more savage throughout the course of the novel.

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This question is based on William Golding's Lord of the Flies. At one point in the novel, Jack paints his face This act can be interpreted to mean

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