What happens on pg. 173 in Lord of the Flies?

Question

It must be in a Penguin book

Answer 1

He had just time to realize that the age-long nightmares of falling and death were past and that the....

Answer 2

In any of the editions, you should be in chapter 11 - so I am guessing the most important thing would be the death of Piggy cuased by the boulder that Roger pushed. Note that the boulder does not kill Piggy, it simply knocks him over a cliff where he dies from the fall onto a lower ledge.


Here's a synopsis of the whole chapter:
Piggy's glasses have been stolen by Jack & his trube. Ralph can't start a fire without them, so he, Piggy, Samneric and some other littluns go to Castle Rock.

Ralph decides to take the conch shell to the Castle Rock, hoping that it will remind Jack’s followers of his former authority. Once at Jack’s camp, however, Ralph’s group encounters armed guards. Ralph blows the conch shell, but the guards tell them to leave and throw stones at them, aiming to miss. Suddenly, Jack and a group of hunters emerge from the forest, dragging a dead pig. Jack and Ralph immediately face off. Jack commands Ralph to leave his camp, and Ralph demands that Jack return Piggy’s glasses. Jack attacks Ralph, and they fight. Ralph struggles to make Jack understand the importance of the signal fire to any hope the boys might have of ever being rescued, but Jack orders his hunters to capture Sam and Eric and tie them up. This sends Ralph into a fury, and he lunges at Jack.
Ralph and Jack fight for a second time. Piggy cries out shrilly, struggling to make himself heard over the brawl. As Piggy tries to speak, hoping to remind the group of the importance of rules and rescue, Roger shoves a massive rock down the mountainside. Ralph, who hears the rock falling, dives and dodges it. But the boulder strikes Piggy, shatters the conch shell he is holding, and knocks him off the mountainside to his death on the rocks below. Jack throws his spear at Ralph, and the other boys quickly join in. Ralph escapes into the jungle, and Roger and Jack begin to torture Sam and Eric, forcing them to submit to Jack’s authority and join his tribe.

Answer 3

Let's see. Piggy probably gets picked on, and Ralph probably displays maturity compared to the other boys.

Every edtion, even of Penguin books, is different.

Answer 4

I would think it's the end of the book. At least, I would hope so. I really dislike this book, and the edition I read was around 168 pages or so. I couldn't wait for the end!