LOTF Ch. 10 Question

1.) First Ralph and Piggy talk about how they killed Simon last night because they were afraid of not doing so while the rest of the boys killed him without hesitating. Piggy points this out when he says, "There was lightning and thunder and rain. We was scared!"(Golding 156). Although Ralph refuses that he was scared, in the end he does agree. Ralph goes crazy over the fact that they've killed Simon and feels grossed out with himself. Piggy, under much more control, tries to calm him down. "He gesticulated widely again. ' It was an accident ' "(Golding 157). Later, Samneric come and speak of the night as though it was just a dance. " 'so we left early. Was it a good-' The air was heavy with unspoken knowledge. Sam twisted and the obscene word shot out of him. '-dance?' "(Golding 158). Samneric know the action they have committed but choose to ignore it.

2.) One difference between Ralph and Jack's explanations for Simon's death is that Jack saw it as the beast disguising himself as Simon. "He came- disguised"(Golding 160). That's how Jack justifies the kill. On the other hand, Ralph sees it as just murder and as purely evil. Another difference between the two is the feelings Jack and Ralph get over the death of Simon. Jack refers to it as a joyful dance they did to defend themselves from the "beast". However, Ralph is horrified over what they've done. He shows this when he says "Don't you understand Piggy? The things we did-"(Golding 157).

3.)The conclusion I draw about Jack based on his order to to have Wilfred beaten is that he installs fear in others so that they follow his orders. I draw this conclusion with how Roger asks Robert why they beat Wilfred and Robert doesn't know why. They followed Jack's orders without questioning it.  for fear. Another thing I saw is how even Ralph and Piggy, the good guys, were manipulated to kill Simon with fear. It's the same thing that occurs with Wilfred so that's what I see of Jack as a leader.

• I think Jack is the chief now because everyone now follows his orders with the fear he brings upon all of them. We know this because Ralph now only commands three people which are Piggy and Samneric. The rest follow Jack.