Chapter 6 Beast From air. Chapter summary. The dead parachutist is blown by the wind onto the island; Sam and Eric

Chapter Development.

Sam and Eric.

They are the first to see the creature and they panic. They do not stay long enough to see that it is just a dead man. They also make the beast sound worst; ‘four un-winking eyes aimed and two mouths open’. You see the beast through both of the twin’s eyes. They are also the ones who tell the rest of the boys.

Simon.

Simon shows his un-selfishness, but he is still unaccepted. ‘For a moment or two Simon was happy to be accepted and then ceased to think about himself’. This shows us that he cares more for what Ralph feels like than himself. He also figures out in this chapter what the beast is. ‘Simon thought of the beast, there rose before his inward sight at the picture of a human at once heroic and sick’, this shows us that Simon understands the human nature.

Jack and Ralph.

This chapter first shows the start of Ralph losing track of his thoughts. He also feels homesick; ‘feeding the ponies with sugar’. Shows us that he is thinking of when he was at home. He also is becoming a lot like piggy; he is much more of a logical thinker. He argues with Jack and points out that there is ‘no shelter, not much fresh water’.

Jack and Ralph’s relationship is brought out into the open in front of all the boys. ‘The rest of the boys were looking from jack to Ralph curiously showing us that their surprised at the relationship break down between the two boys. When Jack leads the boys on a search for the beast, there is a power struggle; ‘Jack trod with theatrical caution’ showing us that Jack is making a big fuss out of this, to make him look brave. Jack also openly challenges Ralph’s leadership. ‘This is a hunter’s job’ which tells us that he thinks he’d make a better chief then Ralph.