Chapter Summarys

Question 1

What are the key events of chapter 1?

Answer 1

• Ralph meets Piggy on the beach, they swim in a lagoon and the island seems like a magical paradise.
• Piggy finds the conch, Ralph blows it and all the survivors gather round. The choristers arrive and Ralph is voted chief over Jack.
• Jack, Ralph and Simon explore the island and have fun crashing rocks from height.
• On the way back they find a wild piglet and Jack lets it get away instead of killing it.

Question 2

What are the key events of chapter 2?

Answer 2

• Ralph holds an assembly, the conch becomes a symbol of authority.
• A small boy talks about the ‘snake-thing’. Ralph reassures him but Jack wants to hunt it.
• Ralph says there must be fire to attract the ships; the choir rush off and make one, using Piggy’s glasses to light it, they become overexcited and start a ‘forest’ fire.
• The snake talk boy is missing.

Question 3

What are the key events of chapter 3?

Answer 3

• Jack goes hunting but can’t catch a pig, returning to find Ralph complaining after building shelters with Simon alone.
• Ralph and Jack argue about priorities; the fire, or meat
• Simon goes into the jungle alone

Question 4

What are the key events of chapter 4?

Answer 4

• Roger bullies three littleuns then watches them fight in their games.
• Jack paints his face to go and hunt.
• Ralph spots a ship but the hunters have let the fire go out which could have rescued them. The hunters return with a pig while Jack and Ralph argue Jack breaks one off Piggy’s glass
• They cook and eat the pig and they start a chant “kill the pig”

Question 5

What are the key events of chapter 5?

Answer 5

• Ralph immediately calls an assembly in the darkness, trying to clarify his thoughts he wishes to think as clearly as Piggy.
• At the meeting Ralph tries to re-establish the rules, confronts the fear about the beast, Piggy claims there is no beast, Simon suggests the beast is the boys.
• Jack declares he and his hunters will find and kill the beast and starts a wild dance which Ralph is powerless to stop.
• Piggy wishes for grown ups to keep the peace and order, Ralph wishes fr a sign (what to do) from the grown up world.