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The next morning, the boys gather on the beach to discuss what the hunters saw. Ralph tells Piggy about the creature on the mountain, which he describes as a beast with teeth and big black eyes. Piggy does not believe him. Jack tells the group that his hunters can defeat the beast, but Ralph intercut to say Jack's group has nothing but sticks as weapons. Jack tells the other boys that the beast is a hunter, also telling them that Ralph thinks that the boys are weak. He continues his rant, claiming that Ralph is not a good leader. Jack asks the boys if they want a new leader. When nobody agrees with him, Jack runs off in tears. He says he does not want to be in the group anymore. After Jack runs off, Piggy tells the group they can do without …show more content…
His hunters take burning branches from the fire. Jack tells Ralph and his group that he and his hunters are living along the beach by a flat rock, where they hunt, eat and have fun. He invites the boys to join his group. When Jack leaves, Ralph says that he think Jack is going to take the conch, which Ralph still considers very important. Ralph reminds himself that fire is most important. But a boy among them name Bill does not agree. Bill suggest that they go to the hunters' dinner and tell them that the fire is hard to them. At the top of the mountain, the pig's head remains and Simon calls it Lord of the Flies.Simon believes that the pig's head speaks to him. He thinks that it is calling him a silly little boy. The Lord of the Flies tells Simon to run off and play with the others, who think that he is crazy.The Lord of the Flies claims that he is the Beast, and the Beast laughs at the idea that it is something that could be hunted and killed because he is inside every human and can never be defeated or escaped from. Simon is scared by this disturbing vision. Simon falls down and lose

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