After Jack and come back, can hardly believe that there really is a up in the . Jack meanly tells to go check for himself, hoping he will get hurt. explains to that no one could fight the . He says that even would hide if the beast came after them. goes on to say that the hunters are nothing but boys with and that they are no good against the .

is insulted and takes the and calls a meeting. He first tells the boys that they did see the . Then he tells them that thinks the hunters are cowards because they ran away from the boar and the . And third, he tells the boys that says things like ; therefore, he isn’t a proper . then calls for a vote to see who thinks shouldn’t be chief. No one openly votes against Ralph. This hurts , and he says that he is no longer going to any longer.

After runs from the platform, Ralph and the rest behind sit depressed. stands and suggests that they climb the and face the . The group basically ignores , and suggests what Ralph should suggest: keep the going. says that they can keep the fire on the so that they don’t have to go up the mountain.

After they build a , Ralph notices that Maurice, Bill, and are gone. says that they probably ran off with Jack when no one was looking. also is missing, but he snuck off to his secret place in the forest.

declares himself and says that they should hunt. They come upon a sow nursing her piglets. They decide to kill the helpless . After cuts the pig’s throat, he laughs as he flicks the from his palms. He then wipes a bunch of the on ’s cheeks. After he cleans the pig’s out, he says that they will raid the for their fire. Before going they sharpen a stick and post the pig’s . This is meant as a gift for the .

When and his tribe raid the beach for fire, Jack is stark naked except for his belt and . He invites the boys on the beach, including , to have some meat at their feast. This is very tempting to the boys.

comes out of his secret place and sees the pig’s , which is referred to as the Lord of the Flies. He hallucinates a conversation with the head, which tells him that he is really the Beast. After the pig’s threatens to kill , he .