While looking at his feet, Ralph reflects about life and how much time is spent looking at one's feet. Ralph is also frustrated with his long, tangled hair. He decides to call for an assembly and blows the conch shell although it is late in the evening. After all the boys gather for the assembly, Ralph scrutinizes the group's failure to uphold the rules and requirements such as building shelters, gathering drinking water, upholding the signal fire, and using the designated toilet area. Ralph also reiterates the importance of the fire and attempts to sooth the group’s growing fear of beasts and monsters; however, Percival, a small child, speaks up and claims that he has actually seen a beast. When the others ask where it could hide during the daytime, he suggests that it might come up from the ocean at night. This thought terrifies the boys, but Jack reassures that if there is a beast that he and his hunters will kill it. Jack then torments Piggy and runs away, with many of the other boys following him. Eventually, only Ralph, Piggy, and Simon are left. Piggy then urges Ralph to blow the conch t0 summon all of the children back; however, Ralph does not fearing that he will be ignored and that there will not longer be an order. He tells Piggy and Simon that he might resign as chief of the group, but Simon and Piggy reassure him that the boys need his guidance.
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