Back on the other side, Ralph and Piggy met on the beach. Tired, injured and disturbed by the previous night's incidents, they discussed Simon. Piggy tried to stop Ralph from thinking too much about Simon's murder and urged him to take it as a mere accident. Ralph said that he did not know what had come over him that made him participate in the murder. Piggy, Ralph and Samneric were trying to avoid mentioning the murder of Simon. They showed deliberate ignorance of the incident, each claiming to have left the feast earlier.
At Castle Rock, Robert showed Roger a new feature of Jack's camp. It was the use of a rigged log as a lever so that to tumble down the rock easily and crush down anything below. Then Robert told Roger about a boy named Wilfred, who had been tied up for hours upon the orders of the chief-Jack, for reasons unknown to anybody. Roger thought about the implications of irresponsible authority. He climbed down the rock towards the cave. He saw that Jack was nearly naked, sitting on a log. Jack was declaring tomorrow's hunt and security plan for the cave. He warned them against the intruders and the beast. Jack also decided that that night he will take the fire from the others with the help of Mourice and Roger.
In Ralph camp on the beach, Eric breathed on the wood to start the fire. Ralph, Sam and Eric went into the forest and fetched an armful of wood. Once more, the smoke rose yellow and thick. The boys became tired of wood collection and they decided to quit the job but Ralph insisted that they must keep it on. Piggy asserted that without signaling fire they would never be rescued. Upon his suggestion, it was decided that the smoke would be made only at day time. They gave up the fire that night and returned to their shelters to go to sleep. Ralph lay down carefully to the accompaniment of a long sigh from the leaves. Eric moaned something and then lay still.
Question 1: What do Ralph and Piggy discuss when they meet on the beach?
Answer: Ralph and Piggy discuss Simon's death and their feelings about the incident.
Question 2: How do Ralph and Piggy try to cope with the events of the previous night?
Answer: Ralph and Piggy deliberately avoid mentioning Simon's murder, showing deliberate ignorance of the incident and claiming to have left the feast earlier.
Question 3: What new feature of Jack's camp does Robert show Roger, and what implications does it have?
Answer: Robert shows Roger a rigged log used as a lever to tumble down the rock easily and crush anything below. This demonstrates the irresponsible authority of Jack, as exemplified by the punishment of Wilfred without any clear reason.
Question 4: What plan does Jack announce to his followers at Castle Rock?
Answer: Jack declares plans for a hunt and security measures for the cave, warning against intruders and the beast. He also decides to take the fire from the others that night with the help of Mourice and Roger.
Question 5: Why does Ralph insist on maintaining the fire despite the boys' fatigue?
Answer: Ralph emphasizes the importance of maintaining the fire for signaling to potential rescuers, asserting that without it, they may never be rescued.
Question 6: How do the boys decide to manage the smoke from the fire?
Answer: They decide to only make smoke during the daytime to signal for rescue, giving up the fire for the night and returning to their shelters to sleep.
