The spears, which the boys use as deadly weapons, show that human beings, whether it be a twelve-year-old British boy or a veteran guerrilla fighter, have evil thoughts within their nature. The spears originated when Jack comes up with the idea of killing animals on the island for food. Originally equipped with a hunting knife, Jack strives to create something more deadly and produces "A sharpened stick about five feet long." (Golding 44) He carved the stick to a sharp point so it could penetrate the flesh of a living animal. While

The spears relate to Freud's theory of Id because they show the boys' true desires. The longing for subsistence from meat overpowers the boys and plays with their minds. When they hunt for a pig, they always seem to turn into frantic, savage-like people. "From the pig run came the quick, hard patter of hoofs, a castanet sound, seductive, maddening-the promise of meat." (Golding 48) The boys' behavior with their spears expresses their wishes to kill a pig and gain meat. Eventually, they use their weapons to achieve this wish. Another one of their desires, for safety from intruders and enemies, is expressed through their spears. As Ralph, Piggy, Jack, and the rest of the boys discuss the "Beast," they find themselves quite unsure and frightened at the thought of a monster. To quench their desire for safety, Jack replies, "But if there was a snake [I'd] hunt it and kill it." (Golding 34) Here we know that the boys' desires, Freud's Id, are also linked with their violence. Jack's automatic reply about killing the intruder with his spear, demonstrates this connection; the spears will be used to kill the beast, and in turn secure the safety of the group. Another example of the connection between the spears and Freud's Id is shown through one of the boys' desires. The desire for violence is very blatant during the story. The boys use violence to fulfill their needs in many ways: hunting, pig dances, fighting with each other, and torture in Roger's case. Ralph, one of the few boys that thinks logically and not savage-like, is pulled into a frenzy and has the need to follow his desires. Jack's tribe is having a pig dance where all the boys gather around and go crazy over the reenactment of the pig hunt. During this pig

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