Blog #4

Chapter 4: Painted Faces and Long Hair

The "littluns" continue to talk about the “beastie” and fear that a monster hunts in the darkness.-One vicious boy named Roger joins another boy, Maurice, in cruelly stomping on a sand castle the littluns have built. Roger even throws stones at one of the boys, although he does remain careful enough to avoid actually hitting the boy with his stones.-On the beach, Ralph and Piggy see a ship on the horizon—but they also see that the signal fire has gone out. -Jack and the hunters return from the jungle, covered with blood and chanting a bizarre song. They carry a dead pig on a stake between them. Furious at the hunters' irresponsibility, Ralph accosts Jack about the signal fire. -Jack taunts Piggy by mimicking his whining voice. Ralph and Jack have a heated conversation. At last, Jack admits his responsibility in the failure of the signal fire but never apologizes to Piggy. -Ralph declares that he is calling a meeting and stalks down the hill toward the beach alone.