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chey222
chey222
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High School - 10th Grade

In chapter 6 of "Lord of the Flies", what is Jack's reaction to the news of the beast? How does he react to it?

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Posted by chey222 on Tuesday January 27, 2009 at 6:04 PM and tagged with chapter 6, jack, lord of the flies, reaction, the beast.

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  1. bocateacher322
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    Jack seizes the conch shell and blows into it clumsily, calling for an assembly. Jack tells the others that there is definitely a beast on the mountain and goes on to claim that Ralph is a coward who should be removed from his leadership role. The other boys, however, refuse to vote Ralph out of power. Enraged, Jack storms away from the group, saying that he is leaving and that anyone who likes is welcome to join him. Jack gathers his new tribe and declares himself the chief. In a savage frenzy, the hunters kill a sow, and Roger drives his spear forcefully into the sow. Then the boys leave the sow's head on a sharpened stake in the jungle as an offering to the beast. As they place the head upright in the forest, the black blood drips down the sow's teeth, and the boys run away.

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    Posted by bocateacher322 on Wednesday January 28, 2009 at 12:56 PM