The contrast in the behavior of Samneric in Chapter 12 of "Lord of the Flies" is unexpected:
The twins were examining Ralph curiously, as though they were seeing him for the first time.
At the end of Chapter 11, Roger approaches the twins who lie in terror after being told by Jack that they must "join the tribe." Later, when Roger "advanced upon them as one wielding a nameless authority," the twins become savages. For this reason they examine Ralph in Chapter 12 as though they have not seen him before. Just as the twins have felt terror, so, too, does Ralph feel "a spasm of terror" that sends him shaking. For, he senses the evil inherent in the remaining boys as do Samneric when they are advanced upon by the sinister Roger.
That Samneric are now hunting him disturbs Ralph greatly as this behavior of the twins is not what has been typical of them. When Ralph finds them painted, they are ashamed that they have yielded to the "nameless authority" of evil.
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