In the
final chapter of s , all traces of civilization have left the island.is now
alone.died in the previous chapter whencrushed him with a boulder. He is alone and now at odds
with the rest of the boys. As the chapter begins, Ralph is hiding trying to recover from being
stabbed by Roger. Hes hungry, and by time that the night comes he can smell the pig roasting on
the other side of the island. As he makes his way to the beach, he sees the skull, the Lord of
the Flies, and believe its grinning at him. He smashes the skull and takes the spear it once
stood on. He goes to spy on the savages and sees them dancing and chanting "Kill the beast.
Cut his throat! Spill his blood!"
Ralph tries to get Sam and Eric to
come with him, but they refuse. They give him some food, but they warn him that Roger plans on
hunting Ralph in the morning. Ralph hides again and falls asleep. He wakes up to the smell of
smoke and quickly realizes that Roger set fire to the woods to try and push him out. Ralphs
abandons his hiding spot and runs past the hunter to the beach. Not paying attention to anything
except the boys running after him, he is surprised to look up and see a Navy officer. His ship
saw the fire and came to investigate. At this point, the other boys reach the beach and spot the
officer.
The officer is shocked by the story the boys tell him about what
theyve been up to and the truth that they killed two of them. The officer responds with
disappointment that the boys would behave in such a way: "I should have thought that a pack
of British boys...would have been able to put up a better show than that." Ralph and the
other boys, embarrassed by their actions, begin crying uncontrollably.
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