Lord of the Flies Chapter 12

Chapter 12

Ralph escapes from Jack, but he is injured. He decides to spy on Castle Rock, as he knows Jack will come to kill him. He finds a hiding place to spy on Castle Rock. He considers talking to Jack's followers and trying to convince them. He walks into the jungle and finds a pig's head on the top of a spear. He smashes it and breaks it down. Then, he returns to his hiding place to spy on Castle Rock. When he gets back, he finds Samneric guarding Castle Rock. He ries to talk to them, but they are too afraid of Roger and Jack and ask Ralph to leave. They give him meat to eat and end his hunger. Before leaving for the jungle, Samneric tell Ralph that Jack and his followers will go out to hunt him the next day. Ralph tells them that he will hide in thick part of the forest and asks them to misguide Jack and his followers. Jack and his followers discover that Samneric know of Ralph's location, and they torture them until they give up Ralph's location. The next day, Jack and his tribe surround the place where Ralph is hiding. First, they throw a big rock on the thicker part, but that does not affect Ralph. Then, they take the spear and go into the thick part, but they cannot come closer to Ralph. At last, they decide to burn that part, so they light a fire. Fire surrounds the jungle, and Ralph has to leave his hiding place and run into a thinner forest. Jack and his tribe follow him, refusing to let him escape. Ralph does not have enough time to plan anything, so he just keeps running. At last, he reaches the beach. He finds an officer of the British Navy standing there. He had seen the smoke of the forest fire. Jack and his tribe reach the beach as well. The naval officer asks about the leader, and Ralph says that he is a leader. Jack does not say anything. The officer asks if they are fighting and asks for causalities. Ralph says that there are two causalities and then starts crying when he thinks of Piggy. Following him, everyone starts crying. The officer looks at the warship being anchored at sea.