Key points in the Chapter: - Dead solider attached to the parachute is labels “The Beast”. This is also ironic because Ralph prays for help from adults but the adult that arrives is dead. - The kids see Ralph now as more of an adult figure. He acts so much like an adult that the other kids (besides Piggy) don’t want to be friends with him. -Power struggle between Jack and Ralph. Ralph wants to return to tend to the fire while jack wants to play in the fort. -Ralph is losing the authority he once held over the other boys and Jack is emerging as their new leader. -Power once instilled in the conch is not as effec