In the passage above, the author uses humor to comment on the foolishness of people. This scene is from the fourth chapter of "The War of the World" novel written by H.G. Wells titled "The Cylinder Opens". The author uses the passage above to describe the foolishness of people because they were very interested with the cylinder with no reason.
The jungle makes them turn from civilized boys to savage beasts. For example, the boys, especially Ralph and Piggy, immediately attempt to create a system of order on the island, reminiscent of their lives in British society. However, the boys' animal like and primal instincts are brought out by the harshness of the jungle. Examples of this include when the boys kill the pig brutally, when they kill Piggy and Simon in their rage, and when they attempt to kill Ralph. Jack is the ringleader of the brutality, but the majority of the other boys, save Piggy and Ralph, and partially Samneric, become savage as well.
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