Now Jack was yelling too and Ralph could no longer make himself heard. High overhead, Roger, leaned all his weight on the lever. Ralph heard the great rock long before he saw it. He was aware of a jolt in the earth that came to him through the soles of his feet and the breaking sound of stones at the top of the cliff. Then the monstrous red thing bounded across the neck and he flung himself flat while the tribe shrieked. The rock struck Piggy a glancing blow from chin to knee; the conch exploded into a thousand white fragments and ceased to exist. Piggy, saying nothing, with no time for
even a grunt travelled through the air sideways from the rock, turning over as he went. The rock bounded twice and was lost in the forest. Piggy fell forty feet and landed on his back across the square, red rock in the sea. His head opened and stuff came out and turned red. Piggy's arms and legs twitched a bit like a ram's after it has been killed. His body was gone with the wave of the sea.
Suddenly, Jack bounded out from the tribe and began screaming wildly.
"See? See? That's what you'll get! I meant that! There isn't a tribe for you anymore! The conch is gone--."
He ran forward shouting,
"I'm Chief!"
Viciously with full intention, he hurled his spear at Ralph. The point tore the skin and flesh on Ralph's ribs then sheared off and fell in the water. Ralph stumbled, feeling not pain but panic, and the tribe screaming now like the Chief, began to advance. Another spear, a bent one that would not fly straight, went past his face and one fell from on high where Roger was. The twins lay hidden behind the tribe and the anonymous devil's faces swarmed across the neck, Ralph turned and ran. A great noise of seagulls rose behind him. He obeyed an instincnt that he did not know he possessed and swerved over the open space so that the spears went wide. He saw the headless body of the ram and jumped in time. Then he was crashing through foliage and small boughs and was hidden by the forest. The chief stopped by the ram, turned and held up his hands, "Back! Back to the fort! "!
Presently the tribe returned noisily to the neck where Roger joined them. The chief looked down at Samneric.
"You got to join the tribe."
“You lemme go-"
"- and me".
The Chief snatched one of the few spears that were left and poked Sam in the ribs. "What do you mean by it, eh?" said the Chief fiercely. What d'you mean by coming with spears? What d'you mean by not joining my tribe?"
Samneric lay looking up in quiet terror. Roger advanced upon them as one wielding a nameless authority.
Question 1: What action does Roger take to cause Piggy's death, and how does Piggy react to the rock?
Answer: Roger leans on a lever, causing a great rock to roll down the cliff, striking Piggy. Piggy is struck from chin to knee, causing him to fly through the air and ultimately fall to his death.
Question 2: Describe the fate of the conch after Piggy's death?
Answer: The rock strikes Piggy, causing the conch to explode into a thousand white fragments, ceasing to exist.
Question 3: How does Jack react immediately after Piggy's death, and what proclamation does he make?
Answer: Jack bounds out from the tribe, screaming wildly, and declares that there is no longer a tribe for Ralph since the conch is gone. He asserts his authority by proclaiming himself Chief.
Question 4: What is the result of Jack's attack on Ralph with a spear?
Answer: Jack's spear tears the skin and flesh on Ralph's ribs before shearing off and falling into the water, causing Ralph to stumble in panic.
Question 5: How does Ralph react to the advancing tribe, and what does he do to evade them?
Answer: Ralph turns and runs, swerving over open space to avoid the spears thrown by the advancing tribe. He crashes through foliage and small boughs, hiding in the forest.
Question 6: How does the Chief react to Samneric's reluctance to join the tribe, and how does Roger assert his authority over them?
Answer: The Chief forcefully pokes Sam in the ribs with a spear and questions their loyalty to the tribe. Roger advances upon Samneric with a nameless authority, intimidating them into compliance.
