In the beginning of the novel Lord of the Flies, by William Golding, Ralph was voted as chief of all the boys on the island because their was something different about him that the boys seemed to like. Jack, another boy on the island around Ralph's age, becomes a little bit bothered because he does not have the role of authority. However, he soon gets infuriated because he believes that he should have the role of leadership on the island. Later on, Jack is not satisfied with Ralph's rules, so he goes off on his own. Jack tells the boys that if they want to come and join him they can. This intrigues them because they know that Jack is going to hunt, and it's going to be fun. Of course, the boys will join Jack’s side because they are young and …show more content…
Earlier, Jack invited everyone on the island to come join him with a feast over a pig that they hunted. At this time, many of the children are saying there is a beast on the island which causes many of the children to be alarmed and spread fear among the boys. While many the boys are having their meal in the dark, they see a mysterious figure from the forest. They instantly think its the beast. The boys were ready to kill the beast. They repeatedly kept chanting, “Kill the beast! Cut his throat! Spill his blood!” The boys were ready to kill the beast, but they did not know that the so called beast was Simon. The boys get their spear and start killing “the beast.” It is not possible for the boys to be that close to “the beast” and realize that it was Simon. Sadly, the boys excitedly continued to kill faultless Simon. Surprisingly, even Ralph and Piggy. Jack hunters were just fresh off a kill hunting a pig for meat. For the savages the hunt was an exhilarating, fun adventure. Jack and his tribe had the same trill hunting the pig as the did killing Simon. Ralph and Piggy joining to kill Simon, just represents how influential Jack is to the other