Chapter+8

1. Why do you think most of the boys became followers of Jack? What do you believe that the author is trying to say about human nature? Most of the boys followed Jack because Jack is big and mean and they are scared of him.

2. What about the killing of the sow made it particularly brutal? What does it say about the boys' descent from civilization towards savagery? The boys kept stabbing it. It says that the boys left the head and the guts of the pig for the beast.

3. In what ways is Ralph becoming more dependent on Piggy? Ralph is becoming more dependent on Piggy because he needs his glasses and Piggy is the only person that will listen to him.

4. In your opinion, what is the beast? In my opinion the beast is the boys' minds going crazy and imagining things.