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Gift for the Darkness

Why are the boys unable to see that the "beast" is really a man?

How does Jack turn the boys against Ralph?

Why does Jack leave the group?

After Jack's departure, who seemingly takes control and tries to speak for Ralph?

What happens while the boys are moving the fire to the beach?

Jack has his followers place the dead pig's head on a stick as a gift. A gift for whom?

Find the passage where Simon finds the pig's head on a stick (the lord of the flies). The pig's head is described as the "obscene" thing.

What does "obscene" mean in this context?

Simon has a spiritual encounter with the lord of the flies.

What does it tell Simon?

What is the main idea of this chapter?

What do you think will happen next?