Period 5
1-15-13
Chapter 8
Summary: Jack becomes upset and deserts Ralph and some of the other boys follow him. Piggy comes up with the idea to make the signal fire down at camp. Jack and some hunters go on an afternoon hunt for a pig, steal some fire and invite Ralph and his boys to come have a feast with them. Simon finds the pig head on the stick and has a conversation with the Lord of the Flies. Simon learns that the Beast is inside him, and it can never be defeated. Then, Simon faints.
Quotation: "Fancy thinking the Beast was something you could hunt and kill!... You knew didn't you? I'm part of you? Close, close, close! I'm the reason why it's no go? Why things are what they are?" (143).
Quotation Significance: Ralph sees a vision where the pig's head is talking to him and he names it the Lord of the Flies. The pig's head tells him that the Beast is inside him and that this is why things are getting bad and this is man's essential illness.
Reflection: This chapter is one of the best chapters yet! Jack leaves the tribe along with Henry, Robert, Roger, and Maurice. The boys hunt and invite Ralph and his boys to a feast. I think that Jack and his tribe will hurt, threaten, or even kill members of Ralph's pack. Jack and his followers are turning into a savage pack of animals and are forgetting all the rules of society and civilization. Ralph still sets the rescue fire as the number one priority, which is a main reason why Jack leaves. He calls Ralph a coward and leaves because the rest of the boys don't vote him to be chief instead of Ralph. Ralph still has his heart set on being rescued and hasn't yet lost all the rules of society and he is trying to hang on to them but this isn't working. Simon has a weird encounter with almost himself. He meets the Lord of the Flies (the pig's head) and it tells him that he is the Beast and that this is why everything it going wrong. It just basically means that the essential illness of man is taking over all of the boys slowly and it is why they are attacking each other. I'm guessing the illness is power. Power has corrupted Jack and his little taste of it while being in charge of the choir boys is making him want more, he wants Ralph's power. Ralph is the chief and he is the only one with more power than Jack so when Jack doesn't get what he wants, Jack leaves. Simon is starting to realize what is happening to the boys on the island but isn't making a move to stop it at all.
Discussion Question: Do you think the boys are suffering from man's essential illness? Do you think that Jack and the hunters will hurt or kill Ralph's tribe?
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