The element i chose to write about was the Pig.  In the beginning sentences the boys were hearing loud squeals and a hard strike of hoofs. It turned out to be a baby pig caught up in a curtain of creepers.  The reason why i chose this was because the boys had no experience in killing anything.  They were still very innocent, and killing the pig to me was like a wake up call to the boys.  It was like a series of things to come, and the boys had to be read for it.  the effect of this was that you got to see that on the outside the boys were tough, but on the inside they were scared, and couldnt push themselves to go through with it.  That how it is in society, mostly boys think they are tough on the outside, but then on the inside when its time to do something, they make excuses.