In this chapter, Ralph and Jack are working together, for
the most part. They are both in the hunting party that is looking for a pig. This is
one of the few times since the earliest chapters, the two boys have been working
cooperatively. It is also the last time they work together. After this, the divide
between these two leaders becomes progressively wider until they split apart
completely. It is important to the story, though, that these two are together when they
encounter the dead parachutist and think they are seeing the beast. Their ideas on what
should be done about it, in the next chapter, differ and this shows the difference
between the two boys.
Ralph reminisces about the story
books as the boys are hunting for the pig. The hunt is a savage endeavor and the story
books remind Ralph of a time in his past that was very civilized. The memory is sharply
contrasted with reality which makes the memory stand out.
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