In Chapter 5, Ralph holds an assembly meeting where the boys discuss the identity and nature of the "beast." Ralph, Jack, and Piggy all agree that the "beast" doesn't exist, despite the littluns' belief. One particular littlun named Percival Wemys Madison is pushed toward the center of the circle of boys to discuss the nature of "beast." When Percival is given the opportunity to speak, he begins to cry hysterically as he thinks about the "beast." Percival cannot control his emotions and begins to weep louder than the sound of the conch being blown, which triggers the other littluns' sorrows. When Jack asks where the "beast" lives, Percival mumbles to him that the "beast" comes out of the sea. Percival then passes out in the grass in the middle of the assembly. Percival is an innocent littlun who is overcome with fear at the thought of the "beast." He misses his home and cannot cope with the situation at hand. His imaginary fears are so intense that he loses consciousness when he is asked about the "beast."
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