Chapter 3/4 Response

Chapter Response: Chapter 3

Setting: Huts on the Beach

Quote:"Beyond these was the glitter of the sea and he could hear voices. Ralph was standing by a contraption of palm trunks and leaves, a rude shelter that faced the lagoon and seemed very near to falling down."

Analysis:This chapter starts in the dense jungle with Jack and his hunters. He has been tracking pigs hoping to kill one to feed the camp. He finds a group of pigs but is unsuccessful when his spear falls out of the pig.

After the hunt fails he makes his way to the beach where he finds Ralph and Simon. They were created rudimentary huts out of sticks and leaves. They were the only people working on the huts whilst the rest of the group is off doing other things.

This shows that Simon and Ralph are the dependable workers of the group who will complete their tasks. On the other hand the other children are represented as lazy people who only do some of their work and leave the rest to the few workers (20% of the people do 80% percent of the work).