LOTF Ch. 10 Questions

1.  Ralph, Piggy, and Samneric claim they all left early last night and missed everything that happened with Simon. They say they left right after the feast because they were tired. Samneric state they were tired, and all four boys pretend they weren't part of the dance. “Memory of the dance that none of them had attended shook all four boys convulsively. ‘We left early’” (Golding 158).

2.  Ralph has a huge guilty conscience about Simon’s death. He says it was murder and has realized how violent the group has become. “I’m frightened. Of us. I want to go home. Oh God, I want to go home” (Golding 157). Jack of the other hand doesn’t even acknowledge Simon. “It came—disguised. He may come again even though we gave him the head of our kill to eat” (Golding 160). He says it had been the beast that attacked the previous night and disguised himself as Simon. “Each savage flinched away from his individual memory. ‘No! How could we—kill—it!” (Golding 160). Although every boy subconsciously understands the crime they committed, no one will admit it and use the beast as an excuse to cover for it.

3.  Based on his order to have Wilfred beaten, Jack has become a completely ruthless dictator. He’s lost his civil ways including his morals. “‘He got angry and made us tie Wilfred up.’… ‘But didn’t he say why?’ ‘I never heard him’” (Golding 159). Jack can’t control his emotions in a civilized manner so instead uses brute forces. “The chief said we got to challenge everyone” (Golding 159). Jack is insecure about being chief and doesn’t want anyone at all to challenge his authority.

Jack is chief now as all the boys except for a few take orders from him.

Piggy: has asthma and loses glasses

Ralph: accidentally hits Eric in the face

Sam: destroys the entire hut on his own

Eric: accidentally knees Ralph in the “pills”

Jack: leads the savages to attack the hut

Roger: follows Jack to attack Ralph’s hut