Chapter 8. LOTF

Robby Treadwell

1/15/13

DePalatis

Period 4

Chapter 8

Summary: Jack decides to leave the tribe and create his own tribe. Piggy and Ralph decide to build a new signal fire on the beach instead of the mountain. Jack's tribe kill a sow. Simon leaves before Jack's group raids the beach and goes to the cleared spot in the jungle where he was before. There he sees the killed pigs head on a stake, and it later talks to Simon mesmerizing him which makes him faint. 

Quotation: "Im warning you. Im going to get angry. D'you see? You're not wanted. Understand? We are going to have fun on this island. Understand? We are going to have fun on this island!..." (144)

Quotation Significance: In this quote the dead pig head is talking to Simon. I think that Simon is just seeing things but then again I don't know how. Simon will probably go and tell the others about this and scare them about the beast. 

Reflection: I think this is the most important chapter of the book so far. The tribe that was working together to help survive has split into two. In this chapter they don't struggle that much because it hasn't been long that they have been away from each other, but I think that they will find it is even harder to survive on their own and that they are going to join together to make one again. I was very confused at the end of this chapter when we see Simon talking to the dead pig's head. I think that Jack's tribe put it in that place to mess with Simon and scare him. I don't actually think that it is talking to him, I think Simon is seeing things before he faints. It is said to see everyone leave Ralph's tribe, because he was trying his hardest to help everyone more than himself and the kids are too immature to see that. 

Discussion Question: Will the two tribes fight against eachother?