Jack's behavior goes through a moral and social transformation when he paints his face. Jack paints his face red, black, and white before he goes hunting. He now looks scary to the other kids. "Beside the pool his sinewy body held up a mask that drew their eyes and appalled them." Jack's physical transformation is clearly seen but he also has an internal transformation. He had bad feelings about himself but felt liberated about these sad feelings with the paint on his face. "...behind which Jack hid, liberated from the shame and self consciousness." …
