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On what page do the boys in the novel Lord of the Flies split into different groups?

On page 131 of the Perigee Book Edition of the novel Lord of the Flies, the boys leave Ralph's group and join Jack's tribe.In Chapter 8, Jack attempts to usurp power from Ralph during an assembly meeting. He criticizes Ralph for supporting Piggy and claims that he is a coward. When Jack asks the group of boys to raise their hands if they think that Ralph should not be the leader, there is...

On page 131 of the Perigee Book Edition of the novel Lord of the Flies, the boys leave Ralph's group and join Jack's tribe.

In Chapter 8, Jack attempts to usurp power from Ralph during an assembly meeting. He criticizes Ralph for supporting Piggy and claims that he is a coward. When Jack asks the group of boys to raise their hands if they think that Ralph should not be the leader, there is silence. Jack knows that the boys do not support his attempt to usurp power from Ralph, and Jack says, "I'm not going to play any longer. Not with you" (Golding 127). Before running into the forest, Jack invites the boys to join his tribe to hunt. When Jack leaves, Piggy suggests that they build a fire between the bathing pool and the platform. As the boys begin to collect firewood, Ralph and Piggy begin to notice how few biguns are actually helping. Piggy asks Ralph where Maurice is, and Ralph asks where Bill and Roger went. Piggy tells Ralph that he watched them run off in the same direction as Jack. Out of nowhere, Ralph hears Samneric say, "We can do without 'em. We'll be happier now, won't we?" (Golding 131).

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