1. Ralph, Piggy, and Samneric were all discussing over Simons death the following morning, however they each seem to have different views on the night. When Piggy was talking to Ralf, he believes the innocent was an accident and he says, "Coming in the dark-he hadn't no busies crawling like that out of the dark. He was batty. He asked for it...It was an accident"(Golding 157). On the contrary, Ralf actually admits the savagery the boys committed, and he even says straight up, "That was murder"(Golding 156). When Samneric joined their conversation, they acted as if nothing went on the night before and simply said,"We were very tired...so we left early"(Golding 158). All the boys make themselves feel better about the situation by blaming their mistakes on other things.
2. Ralf and Jack had two completely different explanations for what had happened to Simon. Ralph claims that Simons death was no accident but rather an evil savage instinct taken over by the boys with violence and chants. He says, "I wasn't scared,...I was-I don't know what I was"(Golding 156). Jack however saw the situation as "saving" the other boys from the beast. He believed Simon was a reincarnation of the beast. "He came-disguised. He may come again even though we gave him the head of our kill to eat. So watch; and be carful"(Golding 160).
3. Based on his order to have Wilfred beaten, we can conclude that Jacks power has gone way out of hand and has completely shattered his humanity. There was no valid reason for Jack to cruelly beat Wilfred. "'He's going to beat Wilfred.' 'What for?'... ' I don't know. He didn't say. He got angry and made us tie Wilfred up. He's been...he's been tied up for hours, waiting-"(Golding 160). Although Jack may be the so called "chief" but the boys in his tribe only obey him not out of respect, but out of fear and trepidation. They're afraid he'll make rash decisions out of anger as he did to Wilfred. "Half- relieved, half-daunted by the implication of further terrors, the savages murmured again"(Golding 161)
4. We know Jack is now chief because besides the fact that his tribe calls him chief, he is also the one making all the decisions now and seems to be ruling over the other boys.
Piggy: Loses glasses and has an asthma attack
Ralph: "Maybe this is just in my nightmare" gets hit by another boy
Sam: Destroys huts all by himself
Eric: gets attacked by Ralph
Jack: Invades Ralphs area, leads the other boys, then steals Piggy's glasses
Roger: follows Jack
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