LOTF chapter 9

Chapter 9: A View to a Death
I believe Simon’s death was Jack’s fault. I think this because Jack is the one who takes everyone to hunt the beast and makes them think they need to hunt it. If he hadn’t gotten so obsessed with hunting and led everyone to hunt the beast they might have not believed they needed to hunt it, and wouldn’t have been led to immediately kill it when they believed they saw it. Jack also decided to leave the group, and his parting words were “I don’t want to play anymore.” This means that he thinks this is a game, they don’t realize they are on an island and they could die here. They are boys and to them this is a game but he doesn’t want to play, but it looks like he is the one who is playing. He has gone crazy from hunting and has decided that rescue is not important, and now he has brought all the other boys into the game. Ralph and his boys are the only ones who understand this isn’t a game, not Jack and that has lead to the death of Simon. If Jack had listened to Ralph and stayed with the tribe it wouldn’t have happened. So I believe the death of Simon is Jack’s fault.