When the twins are captured by the tribe, Samneric "protested out of the heart of civilization" but abandon their loyalty to that civilization to avoid punishment, betraying Ralph out of concern for their own welfare.
They first saw Ralph as a strong leader who represented authority and a link to the adult world. But then the twins saw his real side which was a boy that was scared because he wants to go back home and he has lost everything.
What do the twins tell Ralph is going to happen to him?
Sam and Eric explain that in the morning, the savages will be hunting him with spears as though he were a pig, and they are going to walk in a line across the island until they find him or flush him out. Ralph asks what they plan to do to him, but the twins won't tell him.
Samneric, or Sam and Eric, are the identical twin characters on the island. They are nicknamed Samneric early in the novel by Jack, because no one can tell the two apart. While part of Ralph's group in the beginning, their job is to tend to the fire and ensure the smoke signal stays lit.
What final warning do the twins give Ralph about Roger?
They torture Sam and Eric into telling them where Ralph is hiding and scour the woods as though they were hunting a pig. Sam and Eric warn Ralph that Roger has sharpened a stick at both ends, but Ralph does not understand what that means.
In a final act of betrayal, one of the twins gives up Ralph's hiding spot to Jack. Though they tried to do the right thing, Samneric betray Ralph to save themselves from Jack: ''Immediately after this, there came a gasp, and a squeal of pain.
Ralph finds a place to sleep for the night. The next morning, his hiding place, a dense thicket, is betrayed by Samneric. The tribe is unsuccessful at reaching him in the thicket, so they flush him out by rolling boulders into it and setting it on fire.
Why do the twins think the parachutist is the beast?
Why do the twins assume that the dead parachutist is the beast? The twins are still half-asleep when they see the parachutist. Because it is moving, it seems alive.
He has them tie up a boy named Wilfred, who he plans to beat later on. After one of them speaks up and asks how they will get fire, Jack has boys sneak in and attack Ralph and his boys. They steal Piggy's glasses, so they can make fire.
How did Piggy and the twins try to lift Ralph out of his depression?
Ralph slips into a depression, but Piggy cheers him up with an idea: they should build a new signal fire, on the beach rather than on the mountain. Piggy's idea restores Ralph's hope that they will be rescued. The boys set to work and build a new fire, but many of them sneak away into the night to join Jack's group.
Why did Ralph cry at the end of ''Lord of the Flies''? Ralph cried because of the ''end of innocence'' and the ''darkness that lies in all men's hearts. '' He also wept for the loss of his friend, Piggy.
Although the naval officer saves Ralph, the ending of Lord of the Flies still is not particularly happy, and the moment in which the officer encounters the boys is not one of untainted joy. The officer says that he is unable to understand how upstanding British lads could have acted with such poor form.
What is the purpose of Ralph Piggy and the twins going to Jack's camp?
Why do Ralph and Piggy decide to visit Jack's camp? They decide to visit Jack to retrieve the glass so they can start a rescue fire and so that Piggy can se.
From the beginning, Jack craves power. He runs against Ralph in a short vote for chief, and he argues that he should be chief because he is the chorister. After he loses, Jack consistently fights Ralph for power. He tries to overthrow Ralph, but, again, does not have the support of enough of the children.
Though Jack gives a half-hearted apology to Ralph about letting the fire go out, Ralph remains upset. The boys eat chunks of pig meat over the fire and Ralph walks down to the beach to call an assembly.
What is ironic about the rescue of the boys? It is ironic that the rift between Ralph and Jack began over the issue of keeping the rescue fire burning, and the fi re that finally effects their rescue was set to destroy Ralph.
Piggy and Jack go to Jack's camp to get Piggy's glasses back. When Jack and Ralph fight, Roger up the hill dislodges a boulder that falls and hits Piggy and knocks him over the cliff to his death.
This quote shows how hurt and disappointed Piggy is when Ralph betrays him by telling all the other boys to call him Piggy. He is realizing that Ralph may not be a good friend, and lacks integrity.
Ralph, looking with more understanding at Piggy, saw that he was hurt and crushed. He hovered between the two courses of apology or further insult. “Better Piggy than Fatty,” he said at last, with the directness of genuine leadership, “and anyway, I'm sorry if you feel like that.
Sam and Eric, who quickly become known as 'Samneric', are identical twins, and completely inseparable. They provide some comic relief from their first introduction, as Piggy is unable to tell them apart, which causes good-natured laughter. Sam and Eric do everything together, although this sometimes leads to problems.
What did Sam and Eric actually see on the mountain?
When Sam and Eric wake up, they tend to the fire to make the flames brighter. In the flickering firelight, they see the twisted form of the dead parachutist and mistake the shadowy image for the figure of the dreaded beast. They rush back to the camp, wake Ralph, and tell him what they have seen.
What do the twins mistake the dead parachuter for?
A dead pilot drops from a parachute, sweeping across the reef toward the mountain where his parachute gets tangled on. Early the next morning, the twins Sam and Eric, the two boys on duty at the fire, awake and add kindling to the fire. Just then they spot the dead parachutist and mistake him for the beast.
Ralph hits the pig's head because, for him, it has become a symbol of everything that has gone wrong. The pig is a representation of the boys' hidden violent tendencies. It has drawn out the uncivilized part of their natures.
Jack declares himself chief, and hurls his spear at Ralph, which tears the skin and flesh over his ribs, then shears off and falls into the water. Ralph turns and runs, but Sam and Eric remain.
After Jack leaves to start his own tribe, the twins are two of the few boys who remain with Ralph and Piggy to help maintain the signal fire and look after the littluns.
