Lord Of The Flies Chapter Summary

Summary: In the beginning of the book, we learn that a group of boys become stranded on an island due to a plane crash. We are also introduced to the two main characters; Ralph, a very know-it-all, confident, boy who likes to take the role as a leader; and “Piggy”, who seems to be very insecure and has both asthma and a weight issue. After both boys find each other, they decide to try and find the others on the island by using a conch shell to lure them to the beach. Ralph blew the shell multiple times until all of the boys were congregated into one area. All of the boys began to introduce themselves and one of the boys, Jack, made fun of “Piggy” by calling him fat.
Passage: “Inside the floating cloak he was tall, thin, and bony; and his hair
Ralph organizes everyone into separate groups and assigns them with different tasks. Jack didn’t win the “chief” role, so he is a little upset, but Ralph told him he could be in charge of the choir boys because he already had some form of authority over them. One of the groups assigned for exploring the island and hunting food consisted of Ralph, Jack, and Simon. They trek through the island until they finally come across their first animal sighting, a baby pig. Jack hesitates to kill the baby pig because he is scared of the large amounts of blood, but doesn’t want to be embarrassed by the other boys so he makes excuses saying he just “didn’t know” where to stab it.
Passage: “The three boys rushed forward and Jack drew his knife again with a flourish. He raised his arm in the air. There came a pause, a hiatus, the pig continued to scream and the creepers to jerk, and the blade continued to flash at the end of a bony arm.” (pg.31) This passage reveals that Jack had hesitation when it came to killing the pig and he was truly timid inside showing that he has a soft spot and may not be as manly as everyone thinks he