6)Chapter 9 summary
In chapter 9, it starts off with Simon waking up with his nose bleeding. When Simon continued looking around, it was then when he found the 'beast', which was the body of the dead parachutist. He examined the body and understood why the other boys thought that it was a beast, as there many 'flies had found the figure too' and that 'the life-like movement would scare them off for a moment so that they made a dark cloud round the head'. This shows how Simon is not afraid anymore after encountering the 'Lord of the Flies' and realizing that the 'beast' does not actually exist, and it was really the product of their fear.Then, Simon headed back to the boys to inform them that the beast was not real.
Meanwhile, Jack was throwing a feast serving meat to everyone, when it only a distraction and was meant to tempt people to join his tribe, offering them food if they do. Most of the boys accept the invitation, despite Ralph's attempts to stop them, such as trying to 'blow the conch' and 'calling an assembly'. Jack retorted that 'we shan't hear it', showing that Ralph has lost most of his power as a leader and that the conch bears no more significance to the boys.
It was then that it started to rain, and Jack with no shelter, suggested his tribe to 'do our dance'. Then, 'a thing was crawling out of the forest'. In the heat of the moment, the boys thought that the 'thing' was the beast, and immediately went to kill it. However, the beast was actually Simon, and because the 'blue-white scar was constant' and the 'noise was unendurable', they were not able to hear Simon even though 'Simon was crying out something about a dead man on a hill'. This shows that the boys had succumbed to their fear and did not bother to check whether it was really a beast or a human as their survival instincts kicked in. This also means that they would kill anything as long as it frightened them and threatened their safety. The boys proceeded to tear Simon apart with their 'teeth and claws'. With this act, it shows how the last bit of civilization that the boys had left was gone and that brutality and savagery took over, with their animalistic instincts kicking in, causing Simon's death.
The dead parachutist was then blown to the beach by the strong wind, scaring all the boys away. Simon's body was then washed away by the strong current of the waves backwash.
Meanwhile, Jack was throwing a feast serving meat to everyone, when it only a distraction and was meant to tempt people to join his tribe, offering them food if they do. Most of the boys accept the invitation, despite Ralph's attempts to stop them, such as trying to 'blow the conch' and 'calling an assembly'. Jack retorted that 'we shan't hear it', showing that Ralph has lost most of his power as a leader and that the conch bears no more significance to the boys.
It was then that it started to rain, and Jack with no shelter, suggested his tribe to 'do our dance'. Then, 'a thing was crawling out of the forest'. In the heat of the moment, the boys thought that the 'thing' was the beast, and immediately went to kill it. However, the beast was actually Simon, and because the 'blue-white scar was constant' and the 'noise was unendurable', they were not able to hear Simon even though 'Simon was crying out something about a dead man on a hill'. This shows that the boys had succumbed to their fear and did not bother to check whether it was really a beast or a human as their survival instincts kicked in. This also means that they would kill anything as long as it frightened them and threatened their safety. The boys proceeded to tear Simon apart with their 'teeth and claws'. With this act, it shows how the last bit of civilization that the boys had left was gone and that brutality and savagery took over, with their animalistic instincts kicking in, causing Simon's death.
The dead parachutist was then blown to the beach by the strong wind, scaring all the boys away. Simon's body was then washed away by the strong current of the waves backwash.
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