Lord of the Flies Chapter 3: Huts on the Beach

Summary Time has passed Good island? Rescue? Jack has started to forget Shelter vs Meat (Ralph vs Jack) What is more important? Simon’s character established

Characters Ralph and Simon are the only ones working on shelter The beastie is taking shape, becoming a real fear (52-53) Simon: R thinks he’s “queer” & “funny” (55) he helps provide for the littluns – picks fruit for them (56) enjoys solitude, goes off on his own, enjoys nature

Symbols

Irony Rescue - #1 priority and yet already they are forgetting about it (53) Consumed with killing a pig (54) = new priority…meat? The kill?

Important Quotations Jack says, “Just a feeling. But you can feel as if you’re not hunting, but – being hunted, as if something’s behind you all the time in the jungle” (53). Ralph says, “Don’t you want to be rescued? All you can talk about is pig, pig, pig!” (54).