How does death contribute to the symbolism of the boy's descent toward savagery?

Death contributes to the symbolism of the boy's descent toward savagery because it proves how people change if they don’t get the right influence. When they were at home, they had their parents to tell them what was wrong and right, but being on their own, they had to figure it out by themselves. Also, when they were sent off to leave England because of the war, the kids thought that the war was bad and pointless. By the end of the book however, they had started their own war. When Piggy dies, it's as if everything ended. Simon had died, but after Piggy's death, Jack took over completely. "I'm Chief!" this is what Jack had been waiting for the whole time. He was waiting for the right moment to take over. The right moment was when Ralph was finally alone. When he had no more power because he had no more supporters. Ralph didn't have any more followers except Samneric, which could be easily won over. The death of Piggy gave savagery a meaning. They killed Piggy the same way they would kill a pig, treating a human being like an animal. "