Chapter 6: Beast from Air

In chapter six the boys fully explore the island. Sam and Eric supposedly see the beast, so an assembly is called and they decide to hunt for the beast. Although Sam and Eric say they see the beast, I think it was just the person with the parachute that fell to the mountain, and they thought it was the beast.  When the assembly is called there are problems with Ralph and Jack. When Piggy has the conch, Jack says “We don’t need the conch anymore.” (102), and this angers Ralph. Ralph tells Jack to sit down, but Jack argues that “This is a hunter’s job.” (102). Eventually they stop arguing, and decide to go to the tail end part of the island to look for the beast. Ralph, Jack, Roger, Bill, and Simon left to look for the beast, while Piggy and the littluns stayed. When they reached the tail end part of the island Ralph ordered everyone to stay back, while he went and looked for the beast. When Ralph was edging along the ledge, Jack came out of nowhere and said he couldn’t let Ralph do it alone. In the end Ralph and Jack found no beast. The other boys saw they were safe, and then they came across the bridge and started rolling rocks into the sea. This angered Ralph, and he ordered everyone to go back to the beach. Everyone argued for a little while, but they ended up heading back to the beach, with Jack leading the way.