Chapter Six was titled Beast From Air, and it featured each of the boys. The main event in the chapter was Sam n' Eric finding the "beast" on the mountaintop. In their fear, they didn't take a good look at it and when they told Ralph and Piggy about it, they overexaggerated it. The boys don't understand what the "beast" REALLY is, because they refuse to take a good look at it before they run away. Sam n' Eric say that the beast was chasing them, yet it didn't really. The boys then decide that they MUST find the beast, and that they haven't sufficiently explored the island. Piggy is left with the littleuns, and the boys find a part of the island that they didn't know existed. Ralph finds that the boys are slightly more loyal to Jack in terms of hunting, and that is how the chapter ends.
This chapter featured strong characterization of the relationship between Jack and Ralph. There was always that slight conflict between them, which you can trace all the way back to one of the first chapters where Ralph wins over Jack for leader. But Jack holds on to that grudge with Ralph, and it shows a LOT in the chapter. Jack reacts negatively whenever Ralph says anything, no matter what it is, which is a little childish. Also, I was very surprised that Ralph wanted to go and be the leader on the expediton on the cliff. "'I'm chief. I'll go. Don't argue'", is what he says (page 104).
Overall, I liked the chapter a lot. The struggle for power between Jack and Ralph entertains me a lot, and I like how things on the island are starting to change.
Catie, I really like the detail you included in this post. I also like how you referred to the struggle of power between Ralph and Jack. Another thing I liked that you did was capitolize certain words, it really put emphasis on them to show how important they were to the chapter. Nice job, keep it up.
ReplyDeleteIsn't it interesting now that you have read further to look back on the seeds that began the conflict between Jack and Ralph?
ReplyDeleteIt's interesting how we know that the "beast" isn't threatening because the author drops in hints that its obviously not dangerous but never directly tells us that its a dead parachutist, which makes us think "Why exactly was Sam and Eric so afraid?"
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