He then woke up and started to call for Ralph, he "...saw something moving among the trees, something big and horrid." At that point most of the "little 'uns" and most of the "big 'uns" started to laugh with a horrified sympathy. Right after they stopped laughing Ralph exclaimed that it was a nightmare, and that he was walking in his sleep. The days following that meeting were different than they had been. From that …showed first 75 words of 206 total…

…showed last 75 words of 206 total…of the boys. The boys are getting more afraid that they will never be found after blowing their first chance by letting the fire go out. The first acts of violence between the boys have occurred. They are afraid that they are being watched and hunted by some unknown creature. They have also started to become more savage and enjoy violent acts, like slaughtering the pig: "Kill the pig. Cut her throat. Spill her blood."