Predictions: Simon is hallucinating and he will continue to because of the heat on the island. Simon is going crazy . Jack is going to hurt Ralph or so something bad. The boys killed Simon on accident because they weren't paying attention. The boys will kill again because they have gone crazy and no longer realize what they are doing.
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When Simon regains consciousness, he wakes up with his face in the dirt.
When the wind would blow, it would blow the dead man with the parachute up making it look like he was still alive.
Jack killed a pig, so the boys had a pig roast.
Clarify: Simon found what the boys thought was the beast , a man that had been killed on his way down from fighter planes in a parachute. Simon sees how he bends down when the wind doesn't blow, however when the wind does blow, he pops right back up. Once Simon figures this out, he realizes that he must tell the boys right away.
Try: What was happening to Simon? How long had Simon been "out" or unconscious? Why hadn't anyone looked for him, not even Ralph? Why did Samneric and Bill go to Jack's party and leave the other boys? Why did Ralph laugh with the other boys at Piggy when he was pushed down? Why does Jack think that he is so powerful all of a sudden? What dance is Jack talking about? Why did the boys kill Simon?
Use: I know what it's like to be in a terrible thunderstorm without any sturdy shelter, just like the boys were. When I was 10 years old, my family and I were camping in Indiana when a horrible storm hit and all we had was a tent. It was so uncomfortable to sit in our wet clothes while we waited for my dad to get the car working. There is nothing worse than being cold and freezing and then also being wet.
Review: In Chapter 9, Simon starts talking to the pig head because he is hallucinating. The conversation soon makes Simon sick to his stomach and he faints. When he wakes up, he finds himself on the ground with his face in the dirt. He then continues on his journey up the mountain. As he arrives at the top, he finds what the boys thought was the beast, to be a dead soldier. So, he feels that he should go back and tell everyone. Meanwhile, Jack is throwing a feast and a thunderstorm is brewing. After the boys are done eating, they see the beast, Simon, and kill him for coming to the feast. The boys, however, did not know that they were killing Simon. Being away from home for that long can really change a person.