This character claims “in a year or two… they’ll be travelling to Mars and back” in a speech that notes that “life… is scientific.” In the opening of the novel in which they appear, this character removes thorns from their knees and cries “I got caught up” while “backing out of the undergrowth.” This character’s death prompts a friend to weep for “the end of innocence” and “the (15[1])darkness of man’s heart.” (15[1])This character, who repeatedly notes that his aunt told him not to (*) run “on account of [his] asthma,” is killed (10[1])by Roger using a large boulder near Castle Rock. Jack Merridew often targets this character, whose glasses are used to light fires after he meets Ralph on a deserted island. For 10 points, name this character from Lord of the Flies who is nicknamed for a farmyard animal. ■END■