Chapter Seven Summaries

The chapter begins with Ralph thinking to himself about his appearance and the appearances of the boys, all dirty with long hair in need of a cut and a good washing. The biguns, minus Piggy decide to go on a hunt, slowly making their way along the island as Ralph dreams of his life before the island. They run into a boar, which Ralph proudly wounds, but they don’t end up catching it for food, and the boys pick up Robert and scare him pretty badly and hurt him by pretending he’s a pig. As it’s getting dark, Simon volunteers to go back to tell Piggy that the other boys wouldn’t be home until later, after dark, and Jack, Ralph, and Roger continue heading up the mountain. Jack goes off on his own and Ralph and Roger find a bulge on the side of the mountain.