1. How does Jack’s mask of paint change him? How does he behave?

- The mask gives Jack a new identity and allows him to separate from the rules of society,
fully unleashing his savage and brutal side. Golding describes the mask as a ''thing on its
own, behind which Jack hid, liberated from shame and self-consciousness. '' With the
mask in place, he will be able to do things he would have been ashamed of without it.
The mask is a "mark" of his new uncivilized lifestyle, and it gives him power to
accompany his descent into violence and savagery.
- Jack and his hunters manage to kill the pig and are shown to be very proud of this act.
However, their focus on hunting blinds their priorities in trying to keep the fire lit. Piggy
notices this and confronts Jack, Jack punches and slaps Piggy, and Piggy's glasses end up
being broken. Jack was humiliated and angry by this act.
- Jack didn't seem to hesitate to resort to violence, especially when someone confronted his
lack of leadership and focus. He has degenerated so much, from a civilized school boy to
near animal level. His yearn to kill lies strongly within him, though he still struggles to
find the vast difference between being a hunter, and actually killing a living creature.

2. In three areas, Simon acts on behalf of Piggy. What does Simon do in each instance,
and why do you think he acts as he does?
- Simon found Piggy's glasses on the ground when they were chucked away by Jack (page
73.)
- Simon shoves his share of meet over to Piggy, who did not receive any (page 78)
- Simon embodies a soft, gentle, kindred soul of human goodness which is deeply nurtured
and enriched by his roots to nature. Where the other characters immediately abandoned
their sense of morality when they saw they were no longer confined with the restrictions
society imposed on them, Simon’s morality never wavers of falters. His sense of “true
goodness” is rotted within him, and it is genuine. To act “proper” just because the adults
are watching and they say so is not who Simon is. Simon is truly a proper, human being.

3. What details in this chapter show that Ralph has changed?

- Ralph first sees his job as a leader as something to do for fun, but now, Ralph sees his job
as a serious responsibility and is trying to figure out what the boys need to do to increase
their chances of survival. Ralph, unlike Jack, has his priorities and responsibilities figured
out now. His main goal was to keep the fire lit, as a signal for any ships or planes that
may pass by.
- Ralph reiterates the need to keep the fire lit, as it is their only way to survive. He stands
up to Jack about the matter. Ralph is also shown to stand up for Piggy, whom he had no
regard for in their earlier days, showing his leadership- even to those he may not
particularly like.

4. Maurice, Henry, and Roger seem to be held back from any real violence by their
previous conditioning. What does their temptation to act cruelly foreshadow?
- These acts foreshadow the boys’ gradual descent to extreme brutality and terrorism.
Roger didn’t hesitate to bully and torture the littluns, and now that there are no adults to
restrain these selfish, wicked ways, he is “free” to do as he wishes. I think as these three
 boys spend more time away from civilization and more so in their own fleshly, sinful
desires, their violence will lead to something even greater, like murder. They have no
moral compass other than the imposed rules the adults hold on them back in Britain, so
they will not hesitate to resort to violence when needed.
- Roger throws pebbles at the littluns and this just shows how truly evil he is on the inside,
though it may take a little while to surface for others to see.
- The boys still feel somewhat civilized, they still remember the rules they had been taught,
the difference between right and wrong, but are now struggling to draw the line as they
slowly emerge into darkness.

5. In this chapter, it says, “a darker shadow crept beneath the swarthiness of his skin.”
Which character is this passage referring to, and what do you think this means?
- We can infer from this that a darker "thing" was overtaking Jack. This "thing" might just
as well be that savagery sense all of us are talking about. However, Jack does not notice
anything about this at all. Thus, we can infer further that Jack was becoming more
"obsessed" with this savagery sense and being overtaken by it. Jack is losing his civility.
He no longer cares about rescue from the stranded island, he has only one thing that
drives him: his obsession with hunting.