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.