hout the beast to help him, Jack was unable to kill a pig caught in some thorns in the first chapter. Because of the blood the book says, the unbearable blood. This is Jack's humanity keeping him from killing another living thing. We can see this rationalism slipping away however as the book develops.
             For instance, in chapter three where there is a detailed description of Jack hunting, a number of transformations happen. As he begins the hunt, he has a sharp stick, yet when he can&apo
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