Meat is a decorated commodity on the island. This is shown specifically when Ralph longs to eat some meat off the first pig killed by the hunters while only a few minutes earlier criticizing Jack on his excessive hunting. When Ralph does eat it, his description aptly represents the importance of meat on the island; “Ralph dribbled. He meant to refuse meat, but his past diet of fruit and nuts, with an odd crab or fish, gave him too little resistance. He accepted a piece of half-raw meat and gnawed it like a wolf.” (74) Ralph’s craving of meat is so strong that it trumps his ideals. Ralph eats the meat even when knowing that it’s price might have been rescue from the island, one of Ralph’s governments most essential objectives. This situation represents the power of the meat on the island; Jack simply obtains it and causes Ralph to undermine
Meat is a decorated commodity on the island. This is shown specifically when Ralph longs to eat some meat off the first pig killed by the hunters while only a few minutes earlier criticizing Jack on his excessive hunting. When Ralph does eat it, his description aptly represents the importance of meat on the island; “Ralph dribbled. He meant to refuse meat, but his past diet of fruit and nuts, with an odd crab or fish, gave him too little resistance. He accepted a piece of half-raw meat and gnawed it like a wolf.” (74) Ralph’s craving of meat is so strong that it trumps his ideals. Ralph eats the meat even when knowing that it’s price might have been rescue from the island, one of Ralph’s governments most essential objectives. This situation represents the power of the meat on the island; Jack simply obtains it and causes Ralph to undermine