Lord of The Flies

Chapter 12: Cry of the Hunters
The End On The Smoky Shore
Perspective: Ralph

After talking to Samneric I hid in a thicket close to the guard tower thinking I would diddle them. As I was leaving to go hide Sam gave me some meat from the feast. I feel terrible for Samneric. They were forced to join Jack's tribe and now they are too scared of Jack and Roger to escape. I couldn't hear exactly what Sam said as I left to hide but he said something about Roger sharpening a stick on both ends. But I don't know what that could mean. Jack tortured Samneric until the twins told him where I was hiding. Then Jack lit the whole forest ablaze to flush me from my hiding spot. The cordon followed me ululating the whole way. When I fled to the beach I saw a naval ship and a naval officer dressed in fine drill onshore. I was first to see the officer but others came as well. Jack appeared in his old choir cap holding Piggy's glasses. We all realized we'd forgotten who we were. Percival had even forgotten his own name. I took responsibilitiy for everything that had happened. The naval officer was disapointed in us for killing eachother and not knowing how many of us were left.

Lord of The Flies

Chapter 11: Castle Rock
Fine White Shards

1. Piggy tells Ralph to blow on the conch and call an assembly.

2. Piggy will tell Jack that he must give him back his glasses because it is the right thing to do.

3. Ralph says that they will look like they did before they became savages. They will wash and comb their hair.

4. Roger challenges them on their approach to Castle Rock.

5. Jack has been hunting when he appears.

6. Ralph provokes a fight with Jack by calling him a thief.

7. During the truculent fight Jack's tribe captures Samneric. Then afterwards Jack and Roger begin to prod Samneric with their spears.

8. Roger is throwing rocks without cessation during Piggy's plea for a return to decency.

9. I believe Roger is responsible for Piggy's death. In the book Roger leans on a lever which releases a boulder which kills Piggy and destroys the talisman that is the conch. In the book it never says Roger was ordered by anyone to release the boulder. Before he releases the boulder he's the only one in Jack's tribe besides Jack himself to become physically aggressive towards Ralph's tribe by throwing stones. The book says he leaned on the lever out of delirious abandonment. Meaning it was him who acted alone in killing Piggy. I believe it was Roger who killed Piggy and no one else.

Lord of The Flies

Chapter 10: The Shell and The Glasses
The Idle Conch
Perspective: Simon

Ralph and Piggy have a discussion about my death the morning after the feast. Ralph accepts blame for my death but Piggy tries to denounce the blame. Piggy says that it was dark and stormy and that everyone was scared. He also blames Jack's dance for making everybody crazy. Nobody wants to admit that they were there when I was killed.

Jack rules his tribe through fear. Jack promises instant security but has no long term survival plan. He ties up and beats Wilfred for no apparent reason. Jack tries to pretend that they fought the beastie last night instead in fact killing me. He says that the beastie disguised itself as me. He tells his tribe to be on the lookout for the beast because it might come back for a fight.

Jack tells Roger and Maurice that they will go raid Ralph's camp and take Piggy's specs so they can make fire. Jack's tribe sneaks into Ralph's camp and attacks Ralph's tribe. They take the glasses and go back to castle rock.

Lord of The Flies

Chapter 8: A Gift For The Darkness
The Beast's Servants

I think the scene when Simon talks to the Lord of the Flies is the most interesting. Ralph, Jack, and the hunters go looking for the beastie. They end up on the other side of the island. They send Simon to go tell Piggy who is back with the littluns that they will be back in the morning. While Simon is going to tell Piggy he finds the fly covered pig's head on the stake. The pig's innards are on the ground completely covered by flies. The flies make a giant buzzing noise. It forms a disgusting and terrible picture in your head. Then the Lord of the Flies starts to talk to Simon. He tells Simon that the beast is the darkness in every man's heart. Then The Lord of he Flies tells Simon to go away. Instead Simon passes out.

Chapter 9: A View to a Death
The Beast's Death

I believe nobody is responsible for Simon's death. Everyone at the feast was involved in beating him to death. However I believe they can't be to blame because it was dark and stormy and they couldn't be sure it was him and not the beastie. I believe they acted in self defense. I believe none of the boys are responsible for Simon's death. It was a dark night and the boys acted in self defense against something they thought had come to harm them.