Chapter Eight Summaries

The chapter begins with Jack calling a meeting to talk about the beast and who would make the best chief. Jack angrily decides to break off from the group and go on his own when the boys choose Ralph as leader for a second time. A little later a couple boys from the choir, the hunters, leave the group to join Jack. They go hunting and catch a pig, leaving the head behind in the darkness for the beast. They go back to their own little spot on the beach with their catch and go down to Ralph’s tribe to offer a feast for those who would leave to join Jack’s tribe. While this is going on a couple of the boys from Jack’s tribe steal the fire and run back to their spot on the beach, leaving the other group to fend for themselves. Meanwhile, Simon is off on his own in the forest hanging out in his little mat, where he meets the Lord of the Flies.