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Because he does not have the barb wire to hold it on.

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Jack puts the pig's head on a stick as an offering to the beast that the boys fear. This symbolizes the boys' descent into savagery and the darkness within them. It also represents the power and influence that fear and evil can have over individuals.

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Q: Why does jack put the pigs head on a stick in lord of the flies?
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What Does Jack promise lord of flies?

Jack promises the Lord of the Flies that he will continue to hunt and kill for it. He also pledges to offer sacrifices to it in the form of the pig's head that he places on a stick as an offering.


Who or what is the lord of the flies?

"The Lord of the Flies" is a novel by William Golding. In the story, it refers to a severed pig's head that is placed on a stick as an offering to the "beast." Symbolically, it represents the evil and savagery that exists within the boys on the island.


In Lord of the Flies - what do they offer to the beast?

Jack leaves the guts of the sow and its head, mounted on a stick, as an offering for the beast.


Why is Lord of the Flies titled?

the Lord of the flies, is the pig head that was put on the stick.


What does Jack do AFTER he kills the pig?

Jack declares that the pig's head will be a sacrifice to the Beast, so he impales it on a stick (sharpened at both ends). The head later becomes the Lord of the Flies.


Who was the Lord of the Flies in lord of flies?

It is the pig's head cut off by jack, transformed from a loving pig to a creepy horror. The flies were buzzing around the head, making the pigs head the Lord of the Flies. In other interpretations, Jack is considered to be the Lord of the Flies. The beast is also thought to be the Lord of the Flies.


Who said in lord of the flies the head is the beast it's a gift?

jack


In lord of the flies who or what is the lord of the flies?

The lord of the flies is the head of the pig that Jack and his 'tribe' killed, they left it on a stake as an offering to the beast (ie)


In lord of the flies what sacrificial offering does Jack's group make to the beast?

Jack's group sacrifices the head of a pig to the beast, placing it on a stick as an offering. This gruesome gesture symbolizes their descent into savagery and their willingness to appease the imagined beast.


What course of actions does Ralph?

Ralph tries to beat jack to the two sided sharp stick in which the "Lord of the Flies" (sow's head) is mounted upon.


How long is the sharpened stick that Jack holds with his right hand in lord of the flies?

In "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding, the sharpened stick that Jack holds is described as about five feet long. It is used as a weapon by Jack and his hunters against Ralph and Piggy.


What does Jack do with the head of the pig in Lord of the Flies?

When Jack and his tribe kill the pig they stick the pigs head on a spear and put it in the clearing as an offering to "the beast". They do not know that the beast is actually a part of them and not a physical being.