Reasoning

1. When there are flies in Simon's secret place they prefer the dead pig over the blood that is coming out of Simon's nose.

2. When Simon awakes from this seizure he decides to ignore the LOTF's warning and go to the camp where the boys are.

3. When Simon finds the figure on the mountainside he figures out that it is just a dead man that is stuck in its string of the parachute. He then untangles the parachute strings so that the aviator isn't stuck in that one spot.

4. Piggy suggests that he and Ralph go to the party that Jack is throwing.

5. When Ralph and Piggy enter the party that Jack sets up it is awkward at first. Then Piggy gets accidentally burned and he hollers in pain. Then when everyone is laughing they accept them into their party and gives them meat from their kill.

6. While at the party Jack wants Ralph and Piggy to join his tribe. Ralph rejects the offer and says he'll call a meeting with the conch, but Jack declares that the conch doesn't count on his tribe or side of the island.

7. Toward the end of the party it starts to rain from a thunderstorm.

8. The boys chant Kill the beast. Slit its throat. Spill its blood as they dance around in a circle.

9. Simon crawls out of the forest with the secret of the beast.

I believe that Jack is responsible for Simon's death. "Do our dance, common do our dance." He ran stumbling through the thick sand to the open space of rock beyond the fire. Between the flashes of lightning the air was dark and terrible, and the boys followed him clamorously. In this quote it shows how Jack instigated the other boys to get all railed up and stated getting them all crazed with the hunt feeling. If he hadn't of then they wouldn't have had the intent to kill when Simon appeared. Now out of the terror rose another desire; thick, urgent, blind. Kill the pig. Slit it's throat. Spill his blood. This part shows how from a little play and rough housing, that Jack started, can turn into a blood thirsty hoard. Those are just a few reasons why Jack is responsible for Simon's death. If it wasn't for his instigating the boys to get all crazed and adrenaline pumped then they would've had enough common sense to realize it was another boy.