Lord of the Flies

What do Ralph, Piggy and Simon respectively say about beast?

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Ralph:

“I don’t agree with all Jack said, but with some. ’Course there isn’t a beast in the forest. How could there be? What would a beast eat?”

Piggy:

“Ralph—they ought to shut up, oughtn’t they? You shut up, you littluns! What I mean is that I don’t agree about this here fear. Of course there isn’t nothing to be afraid of in the forest. Why—I been there myself! You’ll be talking about ghosts and such things next. We know what goes on and if there’s something wrong, there’s someone to put it right.”

Simon admits to wandering around in the night.

“I was asleep when the twisty things were fighting and when they went away I was awake, and I saw something big and horrid moving in the trees.” Ralph held out his hands for the conch and the littlun sat down.

“You were asleep. There wasn’t anyone there. How could anyone be wandering about in the forest at night? Was anyone? Did anyone go out?” There was a long pause while the assembly grinned at the thought of anyone going out in the darkness. Then Simon stood up and Ralph looked at him in astonishment.

“You! What were you mucking about in the dark for?” Simon grabbed the conch convulsively.

“I wanted—to go to a place—a place I know.”

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Lord of the Flies