Chapter+8

A Gift for the Darkness

1. Most of the boys start to follow Jack because of either fear or because they do not want to be left behind. This says a lot about human nature. It says that people want to go with the crowd and not do or say what they think is right. This is why many of the boys are pressured to start following Jack.

2. What made the killing of the pig so brutal was that they cut off the pig's head and put it on a stick. They start calling it Lord of The Flies and chanting. This is what makes killing the pig very brutal, and this also shows many of the boys taking a step towards becoming a savage.

3. When Jack leaves, Ralph keeps looking towards Piggy as for what to do. Piggy is able to speak out more and when Ralph is talking at the assembly, Piggy helps him with what to say.

4. We believe that the beast is the general idea of fear on the island. It is the uncertainty of knowing what is and is not on the island. We believe that there is no physical beast, just fear.