The boys develop a daily rhythm on the island with pleasant mornings that allow the boys to play happily. By afternoon, though, the sun becomes blisteringly hot, and some of the boys nap, although they are often scared and confused of strange images that seem to flicker over the water. Piggy dismisses these images as mirages caused by sunlight striking the water, however. As night comes upon the island the hot temperatures drop and darkness falls quickly. This darkness troubles the boys; especially the "littluns" who have nightmares because of the previously mentioned beastie. The large amount of fruit consumed by the younger children causes them to suffer from diarrhea and stomach ailments. The act of a segregated community between the older kids and the younger kids is also mentioned. Next, Jack, obsessed with the idea of killing a pig, camouflages his face with clay and charcoal and enters the jungle to hunt, with several other boys. In the meantime on the beach, Ralph and Piggy see a ship on the horizon—but they also see that the smoke signal has died. This, in turn, allows the ship to sail by without knowledge of the boys. Ralph then becomes furious with Jack, because it was the hunters’ responsibility to see that the fire was maintained. Soon afterward, Jack and the hunters return from the jungle, covered in blood chanting a very violent and slightly demonic song on the actions of killing the pig. Furious by Jack's ignorance of the fire, Piggy argues with him causing Jack to become angry at Piggy and slapping him in the face, knocking Piggy's specs off. Quickly afterward Ralph joins in the arguement which forces Jack to apologize. As resentment builds between Ralph and Jack, Ralph lights the fire and all the boys eat the roasted pig.
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