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Lord of the Flies Ch.

10-12
Chapter 10
The next morning, Piggy and The "civilized" boys can't admit
Ralph discover that every bigun their part in Simon's murder.
except them and Samneric has Civilization exists to suppress
joined Jack's tribe. Ralph tells and hide from the savage
Piggy that the "beast" that came instincts, the "beast" within, that
out of the forest was Simon, and made them kill.
that they murdered him. Piggy
screams that it was an accident.
When Samneric show up, all four
boys pretend they left the feast
early, before the dance.
Chapter 10
Jack moves his tribe to Castle Jack claims Simon was the
Rock. He orders his savages to Beast, but denies they actually
post a guard and beat anyone killed it. If they'd killed the
who disobeys or displeases him. beast, why would the tribe need
Jack says that the thing that him to be chief?
crawled out of the forest the
previous night was the beast.
But he says that they didn't kill
it, because it's impossible for
them to ever kill it.
Chapter 10
Jack says they'll go hunting The "civilized" boys stop trying
tomorrow and have a feast. To cook to keep the signal fire burning at
the meat, they'll raid Ralph's group night: a symbolic surrender to
for Piggy's glasses. Meanwhile,
savagery. The savages,
Ralph, Piggy, and Samneric discover
four people aren't enough to keep meanwhile, are willing to give up
the fire going. They decide to keep it the chance at rescue completely
burning only during the day. That to get the technology of Piggy's
night, Jack and his hunters attack glasses to build cooking fires.
while everyone is asleep. Ralph and
Eric beat each other up, and Piggy
protects the conch, while Jack steals
Piggy's glasses.
Chapter 11
Though only Piggy, Ralph, and Piggy literally holds on to
Samneric remain in their group, civilization (the conch). His
Piggy tells Ralph to blow the
civilized argument based on
conch to call an assembly. He
does. They decide to go to "what's right" ignores the savage
Castle Rock. Piggy plans to ask rule of dominance by the strong.
Jack to give back his glasses
because "what's right's right."
Ralph, Sam, and Eric decide to
carry spears, but Piggy insists on
holding only the conch.
Chapter 11
At Castle Rock, Ralph blows the Civilization still has a hold on
conch. Roger throws a rock, Roger.
though he purposely misses the
twins and the other savages
remain quiet.
Chapter 11
Jack appears from the forest Civilization confronts savagery
behind Ralph's group, followed head on, but not completely: the
by hunters carrying a pig on a
boys aren't really trying to kill
spit. Ralph calls Jack a thief.
Jack attacks him. The two boys each otheryet.
fight, but only with the sides of
the spears, and soon wear
themselves out.
Chapter 11
Ralph demands that Jack return Ralph emphasizes the
Piggy's glasses. He mentions importance of rescue, but Jack
again the importance of the and his group no longer care
signal fire. Jack's tribe has only about rescue. They simply obey
a cooking fire, he points out. In Jack.
response, Jack orders his
hunters to surround and tie up
Samneric. He says to Ralph,
"See? They do what I want."
Chapter 11
Ralph and Jack start to fight Piggy makes one last appeal for
civilization over savagery.
again, but Piggy asks to speak
and Ralph relents. Piggy raises
the conch and once more calls
them all kids, and argues that
it's better to be sensible than
savage.
Chapter 11
Roger pushes a boulder from the Roger leaps into savager,
fort. Ralph dives out of the way, destroying Intelligence and Law,
but Piggycan't see without his in the form of Piggy and the
glasses: the boulder hits him conch. Only Ralph, symbol of
head on, and the conchexplodes. government, remains.
The boulder pushes Piggy over
the cliff onto the rocks below.
Blood leaks from his head, and a
wave pulls his dead body into
the sea.
Chapter 11
Stunned silence descends over Jack also breaks completely free
the tribe. But suddenly Jack from civilization, and takes the
screams and throws his spear at
rest of his tribe with him.
Ralph, aiming to kill. Ralph runs
into the jungle, dodging as more
boys throw their spears at him.
Chapter 11
The tribe brings Samneric into Jack loves power, but Roger
the fort. Jack prods them with loves causing pain. Remember
his spear to terrorize them into when he threw rocks at the
joining his tribe. Roger brushes littleun? Now he can torture for
past Jack, making it clear that real.
he knows how to inflict torture.
Chapter 12
Ralph spies on Castle Rock from a Jack must destroy Ralph for
hiding place in the forest. He savagery to prevail over
civilization.
thinks the boys have become
savages and knows Jack will try
to kill him.
Chapter 12
In the jungle, Ralph comes upon The Lord of the Flies is a hollow
the skull of a pig hung on a skull: its true power exists within
spear staked into the ground. He men.
punches it and the skull splits.
Chapter 12
Ralph returns to spy on Castle The sharpened stick recalls the
Rock. Samneric are guarding the stick on which Jack's tribe
gates. He sneaks up to them. staked the pig head. The tribe
Frightened of Jackand Roger, plans to hunt Ralph, the last
Samneric beg Ralph to leave. symbol of civilization, like a pig
But first they give him meat and and stake his head as an
tell him the tribe will hunt him offering to the beast.
tomorrow. Roger, they say, has
sharpened a stick at both ends.
Ralph doesn't understand what
this means.
Chapter 12
Ralph tells Samneric he's going Ralph still trusts Samneric as
to hide in a nearby thicket so friends, as rational civilized
they can misdirect the tribe. As people.
he runs off, he hears Samneric
arguing with someone.
Chapter 12
The next morning Ralph hides in As a civilized person, Ralph can't
the thicket. But it's soon understand the power of torture.
surrounded: Samneric have been
tortured into revealing Ralph's
location.
Chapter 12
The tribe first rolls boulders at the Technology and fire, formerly
thicket and then tries to storm it. symbols of civilization, have
They can't get in, so they set the become tools of savagery, used
thicket on fire. Ralph breaks from to kill.
the thicket and runs into the
jungle. The tribe follows,
spreading out behind to search
for him.
Chapter 12
As the jungle burns, the tribe Hunted by the tribe like an
chases Ralph from hiding place to animal, Ralph becomes an
animal.
hiding place. He has no time to
think or plan: he can only run or
hide or attack.
Chapter 12
The tribe slowly surrounds him, The fire the savages use to try
until Ralph is forced onto the to kill Ralph accomplishes what
open beach, where he'll surely the signal fire couldn'tit
be killed. But in front of him attracts a rescue ship from
stands an officer of the British civilization.
Navy. The smoke from the
burning jungle caught the ship's
attention.
Chapter 12
The savages trickle out of the With civilization restored, Ralph
forest behind Ralph. The officer regains leadership. Percival's
asks who's in charge. Ralph says failure to recall his name shows
he is. Jack is quiet. Percival the depth of the boys' savagery.
Wemys Madison tries and fails to
say his own name.
Chapter 12
The officer asks if they're having The British pride themselves on
a war, and jokingly asks if being civilized. But Ralph cries
they've had any casualties. He's because he's learned first hand
stunned when Ralphsays two. just how fragile civilization is.
The officer says he would have
expected more from British
boys. Ralph begins to cry,
thinking of Piggy. All of the other
boys begin to cry as well.
Chapter 12
The officer, uncomfortable at Hypocritical civilization: the
this outpouring of emotion, turns officer prefers his warship
to look at the more comforting (savagery) to facing human
sight of his warship anchored emotion.
out at sea.
THE END

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