Lord of the Flies Passage Response

"The world, that understandable and lawful world, was slipping away.  Once there was this and that; and now--and the ship had gone. [... Jack refusing to give Piggy the floor when he has the conch...]
"The rules!" shouted Ralph.  "You're breaking the rules!"
"Who cares?"
Ralph summoned his wits.
"Because the rules are the only thing we've got!"
But Jack was shouting against him.
"Bollocks to the rules!  We're strong--we hunt!  If there's a beast, we'll hunt it down!  We'll close in and beat and beat and beat--!" (91)"

     This is a key passage in Lord of the Flies for several reasons. It is interesting how the passage goes. At the beginning, this passage is the assembly after the ship has passed and Ralph is mad at Jack. The passage starts with a statement from the narrator saying that the children's little society is breaking down. This statement sets the overall trend for the rest of the entire book: decent into chaos. This statement from the narrator makes it seems like their at a point where they can still maintain order if they make the right decisions; However, they don't make the right decisions and fall into chaos.

     Another that is important in this passage is Jack's very last statement. This is the first time that Jack ever directly attacks the way they live on the island. Jack displays actions of dislike for the rules throughout the novel, but this is the first time he verbally attacks them. This also foreshadows some events that happen later in the novel. In the second part of his statement, he declares that if there is a beast, he and his hunters will hunt it. In the chapter before this passage, you see that Jack has had this lust to kill a pig. This part of his statement really reinforces his bloodlust. With this statement in mind, It appears that Jack thinks he can solve any problem through brutality and bloodshed.