LOTF-Ch11-Summary

In the beginning of chapter 11, Ralph is trying to make fire. Although he tries and tries it is no use. Since Jack and his crew stole the fire and Piggys glasses there is no way he can start a fire without getting frustrated. After feeling that there was no use, Piggy recommends for Ralph to call an assembly. An assembly for only us? was Sams awkward response, since Ralphs crew now only consisted of Sam, Eric, and a few of the liluns. As they held the meeting Ralph held the conch and planed out a strategy to go to Jacks fort. Ralph talked about everything that had happened so far at the island and blamed Jack for letting the fire go out when he and his hunters were out hunting in the woods when the all could have been rescued by the ship. Ralph planned to get his crew cleaned up and seemed civilized to prove to Jack that they were humans not animals and their home was not on an island but with the rest of civilization. Ralph wanted to go and prove to him and to his crew that Ralph was a better chief and that Jack was not any better that him. As they were approaching Jacks tribe, they found Roger on the cliff guarding that no one would enter their fort. Ralph told Piggy to sit as he blew the conch and demanded to be heard. Roger and the rest of Jacks crew laughed at him. As Jack was coming back from hunting, Ralph started to call him a thief and had an argument. Piggy tried to remind Ralph why the had gone to Jacks fort in the first place but Ralph wouldnt listen. Ralph and Jack got in a fight as Jacks boys tied up Samneric. Once Ralph told them that he was to be respected and heard piggy held the conch and demanded to be heard too. He said he wanted to say what he thought. Everyone quieted down to see what clumsy thing he would end up saying. As he was talking Roger was at the top of the cliff throwing rocks below trying to aim at Samneric. In one of his throws he absolutely misses Samneric and ends up hitting Piggy and killing him. All the boys watch the terrible accident and all Jack asks is for Ralph to leave. As Ralph leaves Jack orders Samneric to join his tribe, but the object.