Gift+From+the+Darkness


 * 1. Why do you think most of the boys became followers of Jack? What do you believe that the author is trying to say about human nature? **
 * Jack will provide meat. The author is trying to say that different things in nature will help you survive more so than other things. **


 * 2. What about the killing of the sow made it particularly brutal? What does it say about the boys' descent from civilization towards savagery? **
 * When they found it, it was with it’s babies. They have lost their mindset that they had when they were in a civilization. **


 * 3. In what ways is Ralph becoming more dependent on Piggy? **
 * He always looks to Piggy for advice on how to survive and what to do next. **


 * 4. In your opinion, what is the beast? **
 * The beast is the boys getting inside their own head and scaring themselves. **