Chapter+8+Discussions

1) The Boys want to follow Jack because they are afraid of him. Also they are scared that they will not get food if they don't go with him. Lastly they think he is a better leader than Ralph. The author is trying to say that with boundaries of living we will do anything to survive and rule. They will have poor judgement and now listen to people they don't want to.

2) Killing the pig was brutal because they were stabbing it, and tortured it. It says that when they are away from civilization for a while, they start to turn into animals.

3) He's becoming more dependent on Piggy because he's his only follower left. The others went and followed Jack.

4) We think the beast is a spiritual or mental think. It doesn't actually exist, it just lives inside them