Chapter+7

1. What does it reveal about Ralph that he notices how dirty he has become and wishes that he could look like his old self? It reveals that Ralph is mature and that he wants to go home.

2. In what ways are the boys, particularly the hunters, becoming more and more like primitive savages in this chapter? They are becoming more wild and acting less mature.

3. Ralph asks Jack why he hates him so much. Why do you think Jack hates Ralph so much? Jack hates Ralph because Ralph is the chief and Jack is jealous.

4. Ralph wants to explore the mountain in the morning and Jack insists on doing it at night. Why? Would you have made the same decision? Why? Jack wants to explore at night because he doesn't want to wait until the mooring to check if the beast is there. because it would be bad if Piggy was with the littluns all night and if there was a beast up there then it could hurt them.

5. Simon mentions that he does not believe in the beast in the sense that it is an actual "monster" out there trying to get them. He does believe that the beast is human. What does that mean? Think about what the beast symbolizes and how the boys, particularly the hunters, are acting at this point. That means that the beast is themselves being scared. It also means that the beast isn't an animal or any kind of living thing. It means that the beast is a fear that the boys have.