As the boys set out to search for the Beast, Simon takes a moment to think. He realizes that...
A)he should side with Jack rather than Ralph since Jack is the stronger of the two.
B)Piggy is quite helpless.
C)the creature that has claws, sits atop a mountain, and leaves no tracks, but could not catch Samneric, is quite implausible.
D)Ralph is the reason the boys are stuck on the island.