r heads, a figment of their imagination.. Jack and Ralph laugh at Simon's claims and lead an exploration to the rocky cliffs. Upon returning they were convinced, there was a beast on their island. It is at this time that the inevitable occurs, Jack decides he no longer wants to be part of Ralph's tribe. He then leaves, inviting the other boys to follow him. In spite of their growing terror, Jack leads his newly found tribe of hunters into the jungle for the slaying of another pig. He places its head on a stake, as an offering to the unknown beast. Deserting Ralph, Piggy and the twins, the rest of the boys join Jack's roast and his tribe.ClimaxAlone in the woods, Simon begins to daydream and talks to the fly-covered pig's head on the stake. In Simon's hallucination the head becomes the Lord of the Flies and says, "Fancy thinking the Beast was something you could hunt and kill! You knew, didn't you? I'm part of you?" A great storm builds over the island, and Simon starts back to where the other boys are. As he stumbles through the jungle, he discovers the beast that the twins thought they saw. It was a dead man who had parachuted from the sky and had gotten caught on the rocks. Terrified and sickened by the sight, he then starts off to tell the others there is no beast. In the meantime, Ralph, Piggy and the twins have given in and joined Jack's feast. Ralph and Jack begin to dispute over who should be the leader. Instead of fighting, Jack suggests they do their pig-killing dance. They begin to chant, "Kill the beast! Cut his throat! Spill his blood!" as the storm overhead gathers force. Piggy and Ralph join the circle to dance with the others as the storm continues to gather force.When Simon returns, the boys have ceased to be boys playing a game and have become a dangerous mob. They attack Simon, calling him the beast and killing him with their hunting sticks. Only then does the storm finally break and the rain begin to fall. During the ...
