LOTF-P1-Ch8+Passage+1

Time has passed, according to Jack's long hair and dark freckles on his bare back. The reader can see that Jack is already becoming more of a savage himself, because he finds himself more of an ape-like thing than a hunter. He is no longer a civilized human being, but a part of the wild. Also, he is the one who stands on all fours, like a wild animal or a savage being. He smells the air like the primitive human beings acts like. The bird's cry relates to the beginning of the book, where Ralph hears the witch-like cry that echoes.