night the tide carries the dead boy out to sea. The next night Jack and two hunters attack Ralph and Piggy and steal Piggy's glasses. Nearly blind without his glasses, Piggy decides that he and Ralph can do nothing but ask Jack to give them back. Sam and Eric, the only others who have remained with Ralph, go along. They take the conch with them. The fight that has been building between Jack and Ralph over who should be leader finally breaks out. The hunters drag the twins off. A giant boulder is hurled over a ledge, demolishing the conch and striking Piggy. Flung over the cliff, Piggy dies when he hits the rocks below. Considering himself victorious Jack declares himself chief. Falling ActionWith the war between good and evil being waged, Ralph continues to stand his ground and fight for the side of good. But Jack and his hunters continue their downward spiral into evil.Alone and scared he retreats to the jungle, still not giving in to Jack's temptations and taking the easy way out. He sneaks to the hunter's camp and converses with Sam'n'eric, who have been converted to hunters. From them he discovers that Jack plans to kill him, no matter what it takes, and place his head on a savage offering to the beast.ResolutionFrightened, and confused Ralph hides in the woods, fearing his very life. But the hunters light the forest on fire, planning to smoke him out. Ralph is forced to leave his hiding place and make a run for it. Ralph runs through the jungle trying frantically to lose the savage hunters as they sing their terrifying pig-hunting song. Finally as Ralph runs out of the forest and on to the sandy beach he falls to his knees, at the mercy of the rampaging tribe. As he looks up he sees a group of sailors standing before him. The boys then see the evil deeds that they have done As they begin to talk with the men they discover that the sailors had seen the smoke from their fire and came over, the savage boys were finally going back to c...
