The next day, the news of the monster has the boys in fear as they gather on the beach. Jack, then takes the conch shell and blows into it, calling for an assembly. Jack tells the others that there is definitely a beast on the mountain and goes on to claim that Ralph is a coward who should be removed from his role as chief. The other boys, however, are afraid to vote Ralph out of power. This causes Jack, angrily to storm away from the group, saying that he is leaving and that anyone who likes is welcome to join him. Through this event, Ralph does not know what to do. Piggy, on the other hand, is overjoyed to see Jack leave, and Simon suggests that they all return to the mountain to search for the beast; however, the other boys are too afraid to commit to this idea. Ralph slips into a state of helplessness, but Piggy cheers him up by saying that they should build a new signal fire on the beach rather and not worry about maintaining it on the mountain. This thought restores Ralph’s hope that they will be rescued. The boys then set to work and build a new fire, although many of them sneak away into the night to join Jack’s group. Along another stretch of sand, Jack gathers his new tribe and declares himself the chief. The hunters kill a sow, and Roger drives his spear forcefully into the sow’s bottom. Then the boys leave the sow’s head on a sharpened stake in the jungle as an offering to the beast. As Piggy and Ralph sit in the old camp discussing the deserters, the hunters from Jack’s tribe come to them, acting as savages. These hunters steal burning sticks from the fire on the beach. Jack then tells Ralph’s followers that they are welcome to come to his feast that night and even to join his tribe. Just before Jack’s tribe raids the beach, however, Simon sneaks away from the camp and returns to the hidden area where he previously sat in awe of the nature's beauty. Now, however, he finds the sow’s head jammed on the stake in the middle of the clearing. The sight mesmerizes him, and it even seems as if the head comes to life. The head speaks to Simon in the voice of the “Lord of the Flies,” ominously declaring that Simon will never be able to escape him, for he is in all humans. The "Lord of the Flies" also promises to have some “fun” with Simon. Terrified by this, Simon faints.
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