Ralph hides in the jungle and thinks about the evil that has overcome the island. He thinks about the deaths of Simon and Piggy and realizes that civilization no longer existed on the island. He then stumbles across the sow’s head, or the Lord of the Flies. Angry at the circumstances, Ralph knocks the skull to the ground and takes the stake it was forced upon to use as a weapon against Jack. That night, Ralph sneaks down Castle Rock and finds Sam and Eric guarding the entrance. The twins give him food but refuse to come with him. As they start talking, they tell Ralph that Jack plans to send the entire tribe on a search after him the next day; they plan to kill him. Later that night after talking to them both, Ralph hides in a thicket and falls asleep. In the morning, Ralph hears Jack yelling and torturing one of the twins to figure out where he is hiding. Several boys try to break into the thicket by rolling a boulder to clear a path, but the thicket is too dense. After that, a group of boys try to fight their way into the thicket, but Ralph fights them off. Then Ralph realizes that Jack has set the jungle on fire in order to smoke him out. Ralph flees his hiding place and fights his way past Jack and the hunters. Ralph then plunges frantically through the vines and brush, looking for a place to hide. At last, he ends up on the beach where he collapses in exhaustion. Behind him, Jack and his hunters follow close behind. On the beach, Ralph looks up to see a naval officer standing over him. The officer tells the boy that his ship has come to the island after seeing the blazing fire in the jungle. Jack’s hunters reach the beach and stop seeking Ralph upon seeing the officer. The officer then assumes the boys are up to,“fun and games.” When Ralph tells him of the circumstances on the island, the officer is disgusted. After discussing these events with the officer, Ralph is overwhelmed and begins, as do the other boys. Moved by this, the naval officer turns away from the boys so they may regain their composure.
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Chapter Twelve: Cry of the Hunters
Ralph hides in the jungle and thinks about the evil that has overcome the island. He thinks about the deaths of Simon and Piggy and realizes that civilization no longer existed on the island. He then stumbles across the sow’s head, or the Lord of the Flies. Angry at the circumstances, Ralph knocks the skull to the ground and takes the stake it was forced upon to use as a weapon against Jack. That night, Ralph sneaks down Castle Rock and finds Sam and Eric guarding the entrance. The twins give him food but refuse to come with him. As they start talking, they tell Ralph that Jack plans to send the entire tribe on a search after him the next day; they plan to kill him. Later that night after talking to them both, Ralph hides in a thicket and falls asleep. In the morning, Ralph hears Jack yelling and torturing one of the twins to figure out where he is hiding. Several boys try to break into the thicket by rolling a boulder to clear a path, but the thicket is too dense. After that, a group of boys try to fight their way into the thicket, but Ralph fights them off. Then Ralph realizes that Jack has set the jungle on fire in order to smoke him out. Ralph flees his hiding place and fights his way past Jack and the hunters. Ralph then plunges frantically through the vines and brush, looking for a place to hide. At last, he ends up on the beach where he collapses in exhaustion. Behind him, Jack and his hunters follow close behind. On the beach, Ralph looks up to see a naval officer standing over him. The officer tells the boy that his ship has come to the island after seeing the blazing fire in the jungle. Jack’s hunters reach the beach and stop seeking Ralph upon seeing the officer. The officer then assumes the boys are up to,“fun and games.” When Ralph tells him of the circumstances on the island, the officer is disgusted. After discussing these events with the officer, Ralph is overwhelmed and begins, as do the other boys. Moved by this, the naval officer turns away from the boys so they may regain their composure.
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