Blog #10 (LOTF)

1. In the beginning of the chapter, what does Piggy tell Ralph to do with the conch?

At the beginning of chapter, Piggy tells Ralph to call a meeting so they can decide what to do about Jack's tribe and the fact that they stole Piggy's glasses.

2. What reason will Piggy give Jack for the return of his glasses?

Piggy tells Ralph he's going to go up to Jack and ask for his glasses back without fighting about it. He tells him he wants the glasses back not because Jack's stronger than him, but because it's the right thing to do.

3. What does Ralph declare their appearance will be when they approach Jack?

Ralph tells the other boys they should go to Castle Rock clean, and with their hair combed back. One of the twins argues they should go with face paint like Jack's tribe, but Ralph reminds him they are not savages like Jack.

4. Who challenges the boys on their approach to Castle Rock?

As the boys approach Castle Rock, Roger (Jack's most loyal assistant) yells, "Halt! Who goes there?". The boys come to a cessation, and Ralph tells Roger to stop being silly and let him see Jack.

5. When Jack appears, what has he been doing?

When Ralph sees Jack comes back with a few boys from his tribe, he had been hunting pigs again. Jack is constantly cutting off pigs' heads to give to the beast. The pig's head seems to act like a talisman for him, since it supposedly keeps the beast away.

6. What does Ralph call Jack that provokes a fight?

Ralph confronts Jack about Piggy's glasses, and calls him a thief. Jack becomes furious because of this and starts fighting Ralph.

7. What happens to Samneric after the fight?

After Jack is done fighting, he orders his hunters to tie up Samneric. He later makes them join his tribe by threatening them.

8. What is Roger doing during Piggy’s plea for a return to decency?

While a blinded Piggy is sitting screaming to the hunters about what they've done, Roger decides to throw stones at him and the Ralph to try to scare them off.

9. Write a STRONG PARAGRAPH about who is responsible for Piggy’s death and why.

I think both Jack and Roger are responsible for Piggy's death. The reason Jack is responsible is because he was the one who encouraged the hunters to act truculently. From the moment the boys elected Ralph as chief, he has been showing obvious signs of envy. Ever since he lost the election, he had been trying to make his own tribe by telling the other boys he could get them meat. He also made them break the rules to go hunting instead of watching the fire, and it's because of that the boys missed a potential rescue. Now moving on to Roger. The reason I believe Roger is responsible is quite obvious: he dropped the boulder that killed Piggy. Roger seems to be very evil and always does what Jack tells him to. He was even trying to hurt Piggy by throwing stones at him and Ralph while Piggy begged the hunters to get things the way they were before. I think Roger likes hurting people, since he was the one that tortured Samneric so they would tell him where Ralph was hiding. Also, Roger became sort of delirious when Jack's tribe and him went hunting a pig. Roger was the first one on the island to kill someone else on purpose.