What happened in chapter 9 in ''The Lord of the Flies''? In chapter 9, Simon finds out the beast is actually just a dead body. The boys all go to Jack's feast, and Ralph and Jack argue. Jack has his boys start a tribal dance, and they kill Simon because they are so worked up they think he is the beast.
Shouting that he is the beast, the boys descend upon Simon and start to tear him apart with their bare hands and teeth. Simon tries desperately to explain what has happened and to remind them of who he is, but he trips and plunges over the rocks onto the beach. The boys fall on him violently and kill him.
What does Simon discover when he reaches the top of the mountain? Simon discovers at the top of the mountain what they are calling the beast is really a parachutist. What action does he take while on the mountain top? He vomits and then untangles the parachute lines.
In his novel Lord of the Flies, William Golding writes an unsettling story about the horrific reality of human nature and the battle one faces between humanity and savagery when civilization is taken away.
The Murder of Simon in "Lord of the Flies" Summary: It may appear that Jack and the hunters were responsible for Simon's death in "Lord of the Flies," but the true culprit is the innate barbarian instincts of the boys. Golding says there are two innate human instincts: barbarianism and civilization.
Overview of Chapter 9 Tony Marston dies when his drink is poisoned. The next morning, the group finds that Mrs. Rogers has died in her sleep. After each of the deaths, one of the ten Indian figurines on the dining room table disappears.
Simon tries desperately to explain what has happened and to remind them of who he is, but he trips and plunges over the rocks onto the beach. The boys fall on him violently and kill him. The storm explodes over the island.
Unnamed Pilot - Killed in the crash of his plane on the island. Unnamed Male Parachutist - Killed while jumping out of the plane and crashing into a cliff on the island. The Kid With the Birthmark - Burned to death in a fire. Simon - Stabbed repeatedly by Piggy, Ralph, and Jack's clan with spears.
RogerRoger, the character least able to understand the civilizing impulse, crushes the conch shell as he looses the boulder and kills Piggy, the character least able to understand the savage impulse.
The significance of the chapter's title "A View to a Death" alludes to the fact that Simon witnesses the dead paratrooper, and the boys end up brutally murdering Simon at the end of the chapter.
Golding uses the death of Simon in the novel to represent the boy's completion of their degeneration from civilization to social breakdown. It is the final step in the revolution from the rules of society to savagery. It represents human struggle and conflict to uphold the rules.
How and why does the mood of the novel start to change in chapter 9? It changes from playful irreproachability to losing innocence when it came to Tom's trial. The children are obsessed with Boo after they receive gifts from him. But now, racism in Maycomb continues to spread.