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Ralph spies on Jack's tribe and discovers they plan to hunt him. He narrowly escapes after Samneric betray him under torture. Ralph is then hunted through the burning jungle by the savage tribe. Finally on the beach, a naval officer arrives due to the smoke and ends the hunt, rescuing Ralph from the tribe.

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Chapter 12

Ralph spies on Jack's tribe and discovers they plan to hunt him. He narrowly escapes after Samneric betray him under torture. Ralph is then hunted through the burning jungle by the savage tribe. Finally on the beach, a naval officer arrives due to the smoke and ends the hunt, rescuing Ralph from the tribe.

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Previous Lord of the Flies: Chapter 12


Chapter 11
Summary & Analysis

Themes and Colors Key      !

Summary Analysis

Ralph spies on Castle Rock from a hiding Jack must destroy Ralph for savagery
place in the forest. He thinks the boys to prevail over civilization.
have become savages and knows Jack
ACTIVE THEMES
will try to kill him.
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In the jungle, Ralph comes upon the skull The Lord of the Flies is a hollow skull:
of a pig hung on a spear staked into the its true power exists within men.
ground. He punches it and the skull splits.
ACTIVE THEMES


Ralph returns to spy on Castle Rock. The sharpened stick recalls the stick on
Samneric are guarding the gates. He which Jack's tribe staked the pig head.
sneaks up to them. Frightened of Jack The tribe plans to hunt Ralph, the last
and Roger, Samneric beg Ralph to leave. symbol of civilization, like a pig and
But first they give him meat and tell him stake his head as an offering to the
the tribe will hunt him tomorrow. Roger, beast.
they say, has sharpened a stick at both
ACTIVE THEMES
ends. Ralph doesn't understand what this
means. 
QUOTES

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Ralph tells Samneric he's going to hide in Ralph still trusts Samneric as friends, as
a nearby thicket so they can misdirect the rational civilized people.
tribe. As he runs off, he hears Samneric
ACTIVE THEMES
arguing with someone.

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The next morning Ralph hides in the As a civilized person, Ralph can't
thicket. But it's soon surrounded: understand the power of torture.
Samneric have been tortured into
ACTIVE THEMES
revealing Ralph's location.
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The tribe first rolls boulders at the thicket Technology and fire, formerly symbols
and then tries to storm it. They can't get of civilization, have become tools of
in, so they set the thicket on fire. Ralph savagery, used to kill.
breaks from the thicket and runs into the
ACTIVE THEMES
jungle. The tribe follows, spreading out
behind to search for him. 
As the jungle burns, the tribe chases Hunted by the tribe like an animal,
Ralph from hiding place to hiding place. Ralph becomes an animal.
He has no time to think or plan: he can
ACTIVE THEMES
only run or hide or attack.

The tribe slowly surrounds him, until The fire the savages use to try to kill
Ralph is forced onto the open beach, Ralph accomplishes what the signal fire
where he'll surely be killed. But in front of couldn't—it attracts a rescue ship from
him stands an officer of the British Navy. civilization.
The smoke from the burning jungle
ACTIVE THEMES
caught the ship's attention.
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The savages trickle out of the forest With civilization restored, Ralph regains
behind Ralph. The officer asks who's in leadership. Percival's failure to recall his
charge. Ralph says he is. Jack is quiet. name shows the depth of the boys'
Percival Wemys Madison tries and fails savagery.
to say his own name.
ACTIVE THEMES

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The officer asks if they're having a war, The British pride themselves on being
and jokingly asks if they've had any civilized. But Ralph cries because he's
casualties. He's stunned when Ralph learned first hand just how fragile
says two. The officer says he would have civilization is.
expected more from British boys. Ralph
ACTIVE THEMES
begins to cry, thinking of Piggy. All of the
other boys begin to cry as well. 
QUOTES

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The officer, uncomfortable at this Hypocritical civilization: the officer
outpouring of emotion, turns to look at prefers his warship (savagery) to facing
the more comforting sight of his warship human emotion.
anchored out at sea.
ACTIVE THEMES

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