Chapter 10 Common Core Questions

1. Ralph knew what they had done, he even admitted to piggy it was murder. "Piggy." "Uh?" "That was murder" ( Golding 156). however Piggy refuses to accept that is was in fact cold blooded murder and says it was an accident. "It was an accident," said Piggy suddenly, "that's what it was an accident" (Golding 157). This shows that piggy feel guilty and just want s to forget the whole thing ever happened.2.Ralph and Jack both reacted extremely different to Simon's murder. Ralph realized what they had done and felt extremely guilty about it (Golding 156) whereas Jack feels no remorse. Jack believes it was an act of self defense because he thought Simon was the beast (golding 160).3. Based on jacks orders to beat up Wilfred and his response to Simons death, we can see that jack is becoming more savage like. He has no remorse for any of his actions and has no sense of humanity.4. Jack is now the chief instead of Ralph. Jack is now referred to as "Chief" (Golding 160, 161).