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pivotal scenes from this fantastic book will differ from reader to reader. There is not going to
be a definitive, absolutely correct three scenes. Personally, I feel that one important scene
that should not be left off of any list is the initial voting for chief scene. This is the first
scene that pitsagainstfor leadership of the boys on the island. Ralph wins the vote, and Jack is
clearly bothered by it. Ralph tries to give Jack some kind of leadership and power by putting
Jack in charge of the hunters, and it is possible to think that job helps push Jack toward his
later savagery.
A second important scene has to be the scene wherelearns that
the beast is not a physical entity. Rather the beast is the evil that is present within all of
the boys on the island. Unfortunately Simon is never able to tell anybody what he has discovered
because he is accidentally killed by the other boys in their frenzied state.
Finally, I think a third scene that should make most lists is 's death.pushes the huge
rock down the mountain, and it kills Piggy. The scene is important because Piggy's death is
symbolic of the death of logic, reason, rule, and order. The savagery of the other boys has been
fully embraced at this point, and all seems lost.
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