Chapter 10
Main themes
Civilization vs savagery
"P'raps he was only pretending--"..."It was an accident," said Piggy suddenly, "that's what it was. An accident".
Analysis: Although Piggy was one of the few guys left without going totally savage, he didn't want to accept the role he had in Simon's murder. In this quote we can see how he is fighting with his own thoughts, trying to convince himself that Simon's murder was an accident.
Man's inherited evil
"He's going to beat Wilfred".
"What for?". Robert shook his head doubtfully.
"I don't know. He didn't say. He got angry and made us tie Wilfred up he's been"-- he giggled excitedly- "he's been tied up for hours, waiting-"
Analysis: In this quote it can be evidenced how the children tied Wifred without even having a reason to do so, just because they received orders. Obviously it is due to the savagery that is growing inside them, but the fact that they don't even know why Wifred is tied up and they know that he has been waiting for hours demonstrates the man's evil that they have developed.
Characters
Protagonist:
Antagonist:
PIggy
Ralph
Sam and Eric
Represents
Denial
Represent
Jack
Represent
Justification: After Simon death, Piggy does not want to accept its participation in Simon death, he is not happy with the paper he played. Piggy is unable to cope with Simon death, thus treating it like an accident. This demonstrate that Piggy is in denial for his actions, hence representing the part of humanity that does not accept the consequences of their actions .
Acceptance
Justification: Ralph is disappointed with the paper he play in Simon death. However, he does accept its role, and know and admits that Simon death is murder. Hence, he represents the part of society that accepts the consequences of their actions.
Represents
Loyalty
Justification: Even though, most of the boys went to join Jack's tribe, Samneric stayed loyal to Ralph. They represent the part of society that stays loyal to someone, even if everyone starts leaving that someone.
Roger and Maurice
Represents
Sadism
Justification: When they notice that Jack is becoming powerful, they join hand with Jack, thus benefiting from Jack power, also they enjoy the suffering of other people. They represent the part of society that get satisfaction by making other people suffer.
Dominance and power
Justification: As Jack started to become more powerful, he start to exert more dominance on his tribe. He represent the part of human nature that when they become more powerful, they get more hungry for power.
Main events and conflcts:
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Piggy and Ralph discover that every bigun except them and Samneric has joined Jack's tribe. Ralph tells Piggy that the "beast" that came out of the forest was Simon, and that they murdered him.
Analysis: The "civilized" boys can't admit their part in Simon's murder.
Jack says that the thing that crawled out of the forest the previous night was the beast. But he says that they didn't kill it, because it's impossible for them to ever kill it.
Analysis
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Jack claims Simon was the Beast, but denies they actually killed it. If they'd killed the beast, why would the tribe need him to be chief?