Lord of the Flies Chapter 9 Summary Lord of the Flies Chapter 10 ...
Lord of the Flies Chapter 9 Summary Lord of the Flies Chapter 10 ...
Lord of the Flies Chapter 9 Summary Lord of the Flies Chapter 10 ...
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• Piggy is still holding <strong>the</strong> conch when <strong>the</strong> boulder strikes him. The conch is scattered into thousands <strong>of</strong> pieces. The boulder knocksPiggy <strong>of</strong>f <strong>of</strong> Castle Rock – he falls forty feet toward <strong>the</strong> sea and lands on <strong>the</strong> rocks below, <strong>the</strong> contents <strong>of</strong> his skull oozing out.• We are told that his body twitches a bit, “like a pig’s after it has been killed.”• The boys watch in horror as <strong>the</strong> waves wash up and suck Piggy’s body into <strong>the</strong> sea.• Jack rushes forward, screaming that he really is chief now because <strong>the</strong> conch is gone. (!)• He hurls his spear at Ralph and it jabs into Ralph’s ribs.• Ralph turns and runs, with <strong>the</strong> savages after him. They throw <strong>the</strong>ir spears, but none hit him and he manages to escape into <strong>the</strong>forest.• Jack returns to home base, standing with Roger in front <strong>of</strong> Sam and Eric and demanding <strong>the</strong>y join his tribe.• There’s an interesting Jack-Roger moment here; we are told that Roger edges past Jack, “only just avoiding pushing him with hisshoulder.” While Jack had only shouted and poked at <strong>the</strong> twins, we end <strong>the</strong> chapter with Roger advancing towards <strong>the</strong>mmenacingly – “yielding a nameless authority.”<strong>Lord</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Flies</strong> <strong>Chapter</strong> 12 <strong>Summary</strong>• Ralph is completely alone now – no Piggy, no Simon, no Samneric.• He hides in <strong>the</strong> thick underbrush, wondering what to do about <strong>the</strong> ra<strong>the</strong>r serious wound on his ribs.• He realizes he cannot wash himself without risking capture, so he just lies <strong>the</strong>re, trying to think.• At one point, peering out from his hiding spot, he saw a painted face he identified as being Bill. But <strong>the</strong>n he thought that, no, reallythis wasn’t Bill; it was a savage who had nothing to do with Bill.• Finally, as <strong>the</strong> sunlight starts to fade, he sneaks over to <strong>the</strong> edge <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> thicket so he can see what Jack and his group are doing.• The smoke is rising and he can smell <strong>the</strong> pig <strong>the</strong>y are roasting. Ralph is hungry.• He tries to convince himself that <strong>the</strong>y will leave him alone, that everything was an accident and that “<strong>the</strong>y’re not as bad as that.”The convincing doesn’t work.• He makes his way back to <strong>the</strong> beach and on <strong>the</strong> way comes to a clearing in <strong>the</strong> forest.• Yes, it is <strong>the</strong> same clearing we saw before, and <strong>the</strong> <strong>Lord</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Flies</strong> is still impaled on a stick, grinning. There’s an ant crawlingthrough its eye socket.• Ralph doesn’t like <strong>the</strong> way <strong>the</strong> pig head is looking at him – it seems too alive. We are told that it “regarded Ralph like one whoknows all <strong>the</strong> answers and won’t tell.”• Ralph uses his fist to smash <strong>the</strong> skull, bruising his knuckles in <strong>the</strong> process, but even afterwards still thinks <strong>the</strong> head is grinning (itssmile is just wider now that it’s been split open). He grabs <strong>the</strong> spear on which <strong>the</strong> head had been impaled and makes <strong>of</strong>f.• As night falls, Ralph goes back to Castle Rock to stare at <strong>the</strong> savages and Jack.• He is completely isolated and lonely. He wonders if he can’t just wander into <strong>the</strong> fort, as though it were a game, say “I’ve got pax”and laugh about it. After all, aren’t <strong>the</strong>se <strong>the</strong> same boys who said “Sir” and wore caps?• The tribe is dancing and chanting, “Kill <strong>the</strong> beast. Cut his throat! Spill his blood!”• Ralph sees that Sam and Eric are moving freely among <strong>the</strong> savages; his heart sinks in despair, knowing that <strong>the</strong>y are a part <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>tribe now.• Ralph is at <strong>the</strong> end <strong>of</strong> his rope – Piggy is dead, Samneric are savages. There is no signal fire. The conch is smashed to powder.The whole situation sucks unbelievably.• After watching for a while, Ralph sneaks down and calls out s<strong>of</strong>tly to Sam and Eric.• Eventually, although frightened, <strong>the</strong>y come over to talk to him. Sam is clearly uncomfortable with betraying his new tribe; he triesto tell Ralph to go away.• Ralph begins to say “If it were light–” and <strong>the</strong> narration tells us that, if it were light, <strong>the</strong> boys would burn in shame.• Sam and Eric say “<strong>the</strong>y hurt us.”• The twins reveal that Jack is planning to hunt him (Ralph) tomorrow, starting early in <strong>the</strong> morning. They say “They’re planning todo you,” and after Simon, we all know what that means.• Ralph begs <strong>the</strong>m to come with him, but <strong>the</strong>y are obviously too scared. They say “You don’t know Roger. He’s a terror.”• Then we get yet ano<strong>the</strong>r layer added to our Jack-Roger intrigue: They say that Roger and <strong>the</strong> chief are both terrors, but thatRoger… And that’s all we get.• They tell him that Jack has sharpened a stick on both ends.• Ralph wonders what that means.• Ralph tells <strong>the</strong>m that he is going to hide in <strong>the</strong> thicket near <strong>the</strong>ir camp.• Hearing footsteps approaching, Samneric quickly hand Ralph a hunk <strong>of</strong> meat and <strong>the</strong>n run <strong>of</strong>f.• Ralph eats and falls asleep in <strong>the</strong> thicket, still wondering what this sharpened stick business means.• He awakens to <strong>the</strong> sound <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> savages, a cry that echoes through <strong>the</strong> forest.• Ralph realizes that Jack is just feet away, right outside <strong>the</strong> thicket where he’s hiding.• He hears Jack threatening Samneric to tell him where Ralph is.• Ralph gets ready to fight; he feels <strong>the</strong> sharpened tip <strong>of</strong> spear and grins with amusement – whoever he stabs will squeal like astuck pig.