Monday, May 25, 2015

Ch.10 ?'s

1. In the beginning of the chapter Ralph and Piggy talk about the previous night with Ralph stating "that was murder." (Golding 156) and Piggy trying to rid the blame by saying things like "Coming in the dark-he hadn't no business crawling like that out of the dark. He was batty. He asked for it." (Golding 157) and "'It was an accident."' (Golding 157). Later, Ralph an Piggy decide to not tell Samneric that they took part in the dance and make themselves feel better by saying they were on the outside. Samneric decide on the same thing, "'Was it a good- '"... "'-dance?' Memory of the dance that none of them had attended shook all four boys convulsively.” (Golding 158).

2. Jack and Ralph's explanations of Simon's death differ. Jack believes that it was the beast in disguise, "He came-disguised." (Golding 160). Also, Jack is in denial, "'But didn't we, didn't we--?' He squirmed and looked down. 'No!'" (Golding 160).  Ralph on the other hand believes that it was murder but tries to rid of the blame by saying he didn’t take part when he knows he did.

3. Jack's order to have Wilfred beat shows his leadership is tyrannical and cruel. Also, Robert's statement, "'I don't know. He didn't say. He got angry and made us tie Wilfred up.'" (Golding 159) shows that his leadership is autocratic. Jack's ambush on Ralph's camp shows his savagery, “Someone tripped over Ralph and Piggy's corner became a complication of snarls and crashes and flying limbs. Ralph hit out; then he and what seemed like a dozen others were rolling over and over, hitting, biting, scratching.” (Golding 167).

* Jack is now the official leader as he is the one with the most power shown in his ambush. Also, he has more followers and now Piggy's glasses which are Ralph's whole plan.

Piggy: curls up
Ralph: bites someone’s finger, hammer fists Eric’s face
Sam: thrown off guard and got mixed up with himself in the corner
Eric: kneed Ralph between the legs
Jack: ambushes, fights, and steals Piggy's glasses
Rodger: ambushes, gets punched by Ralph and fights

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