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- Jack thinks about why he is still unsuccessful as a hunter. He believes that the animals see him, so he wants to find some way to camouflage himself. Jack rubs his face with charcoal and laughs with a bloodthirsty snarl when he sees his reflection in a pool of water.
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Oct 3, 2024 · Kneeling beside a pool of water in order to see his reflection, Jack uses a combination of red clay, white clay, and charcoal to paint his face. As the boys are on an island, the...
Jan 31, 2021 · Jack rubs his face with charcoal and laughs with a bloodthirsty snarl when he sees his reflection in a pool of water. From behind the mask, Jack appears liberated from shame and self-consciousness. Long hair applies to all of the boys.
Dec 15, 2013 · After Jack rubs his face with charcoal, he laughs with a bloodthirsty snarl when he sees his reflection in a pool of water. From behind the mask, Jack appears liberated from shame and self-consciousness.
Jack emerges from the forest and calls to Roger, telling him to follow. In the jungle, Jack paints his own face for hunting camouflage. The mask makes him feel liberated: Jack begins dancing and snarling. He gets Roger, Samneric, and some others to come hunt with him.
He looked in the pool for his reflection, but his breathing troubled the mirror. “ Samneric. Get me a coconut. An empty one.” He knelt, holding the shell of water.
When Jack as leader wants to make himself heard, he interrupts and takes the floor by force of personality rather than by an established, polite precedent. Jack's shortsightedness has cost the boys a rescue while at the same time bringing them the immediate victory of a kill.
