Ralph is furious with Jack,
because it was the hunters’ responsibility to see that the fire was maintained
. Jack and the hunters return from the jungle, covered with blood and chanting a bizarre song. They carry a dead pig on a stake between them.
Why is Ralph frustrated with the other boys and Jack?
Why is Ralph getting frustrated?
He is busily building huts and nobody wants to help
. Jack wants a hut but is nit helping. Simon is helping a little but, but Ralph knows that if they want to make progress everybidy will need to help.
Why does Ralph become angry with Jack and his followers?
Ralph is so upset with Jack
because they missed a rare opportunity to be rescued when the hunters neglected their agreed-upon responsibilities
. Although they have brought back meat, they have let the fire (the signal fire) go out.
What does Ralph say to make Jack angry?
In Chapter 8, Ralph insults Jack and his hunters when he says that the hunters are “
Boys armed with sticks
.” Jack later uses this to try to get the hunters to go against Ralph.
What does Simon do when Jack refuses piggy meat?
What does Simon do when Jack refuses to give Piggy meat? Simon
gave Piggy his meat
. *****What does Jack shout as everyone is eating the meat? Kill the pig, cut her throat, bash her in.
What does Ralph say is the most important thing on the island?
Ralph states: “
The fire
is the most important thing on the island.
What does Ralph say about the people in general?
Ralph says
that people don’t help each other much
. He wanted to say that people are never really what others think they are.
Why is Jack obsessed with hunting the pigs?
Jack is obsessed with killing the pig
for reasons of political power
, and for personal validation. … Thus, Jack needs to kill a pig in order to demonstrate that he and the hunters have value and can contribute to the society.
Who is angry that more boys aren’t helping build shelters?
Why is
Ralph
so angry? Ralph is angry because no one is helping him and Simon build the shelters, instead, they are playing around.
Who kills Piggy?
Roger
, the character least able to understand the civilizing impulse, crushes the conch shell as he looses the boulder and kills Piggy, the character least able to understand the savage impulse.
Why does Piggy cling so to Ralph?
Towards the end, Piggy is scared, really scared. He knows that, if something happens to Ralph, Jack would love nothing more than to get rid of him. Their final scene together is poignant, as
Piggy blindly clings to Ralph
as he strives to assert himself and the rules of civility upon Jack and his fellow savages.
What does Ralph call Jack that provokes a fight?
He has a headless pig corpse with him. What does Ralph call Jack that provokes a fight? Ralph calls
Jack a thief
.
What does Jack shout as everyone is eating meat?
What does Jack shout as everyone is eating the meat?
I got you meat!
What does Jack use to camouflage himself?
What does Jack use to camouflage himself?
Clay and Charcoal
.
Piggy points out the neither did Simon or Ralph and Simon, sensing Jack’s game,
gives Piggy some of his meat
. … He turns to the others and angrily tells them, “I got you meat,” and orders them to eat. The ensuing silence embodies the boys’ fear of and respect for Jack.
Who is piggy afraid of?
Piggy fears that
Ralph will give up being chief and allow Jack to
tyrannically rule freely over the boys. Piggy knows that without Ralph, he will not be able to defend himself against Jack and his savages.
