Ralph is initially skeptical about the existence of the beast, believing it to be a figment of the littluns' imagination. However, as fear spreads among the boys, Ralph becomes increasingly concerned about the beast's potential threat to their safety.
Jack's answer to questions about the beast is to say that, "if there is a beast we will hunt it and kill it." Ralph keeps insisting, "but there is no beast!"
The sound Ralph hears is not the beast, but the wind in the trees. It is a moment of fear and paranoia that grips him as he imagines the beast's presence.
They are getting nightmares from the beast.
they went after the beast but jack decide to forget the beast and play rolling rock
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Ralph and Jack decide to find the beast to prove their leadership and survival skills to the other boys. They believe that by confronting and defeating the beast, they can restore a sense of order and control over the group.
In the myth of the Minotaur, Theseus climbs the mountain to see the beast in the labyrinth.
In Ch 5 of Lord of the Flies, Ralph says there are no monsters on the Island. Piggy agrees with him. Simon says the beast is within them.
Ralph is annoyed by Jack's promise to hunt the beast because he believes the priority should be focused on building shelters and keeping the signal fire going to attract potential rescuers. Ralph sees hunting the beast as a distraction from their main objective of getting rescued.
Simon was not the only one who doubted the existence of the beast. At the meeting where the beastie was first raised Ralph insisted, "But there is no beast." Ralph also called another meeting to settle once and for all that there was no such thing as a beast. At that meeting Piggy also refuted the possibility of a beast by stating that "Things wouldn't work, radios and TV and things, they wouldn't make sense if there were beasts and ghosts and stuff, its not scientific." After Ralph called for a vote to decide if there might be such a thing as the beast Piggy stated, "And remember that I voted NO for the beast."
Jack challenged Ralph to go up the mountain to look for the beast with him in the dark. Ralph responds by accepting the challenge and bringing Roger along with him.
Jack challenged Ralph to go up the mountain to look for the beast with him in the dark. Ralph responds by accepting the challenge and bringing Roger along with him.