Q. What is the main disagreement between Ralph and Jack?
Ralph and Jack (and the boys who align themselves with each) represent different values and different aspects of human nature. Ralph represents respect for the law, duty, reason, and the protection of the weak, whereas Jack represents violence, cruelty, mob rule, government through fear, and tyranny.
Q. Why do the boys refuse to vote for Jack as chief but slip off to join him later?
Why do the boys refuse to vote for Jack as chief but then sneak away to join his tribe later? They didn’t want to hurt Ralph’s feelings and were not ready to let go of the rules yet. Once night came and they were scared of the beast, they joined Jack since he could provide food and protection from the beast.
Q. Why does Jack go off by himself?
Why does Jack decide to go off by himself? Jack accuses Ralph of belittling the hunters. He says Ralph is like Piggy and isn’t a proper chief. Jack calls for a vote to remove Ralph and make Jack chief.
Q. Who is Maeve in one of us is next?
Maeve is Bronwyn’s sister, a protagonist from One of Us is Lying now known as one of the “Bayview Four” after the media scandal a year ago. It’s through Maeve readers see a window into the old protagonists lives while still focussing on the current plot.
Q. Is there a third book to one of us is lying?
My debut young adult thriller, One of Us Is Lying, was released May 2017 from Delacorte Press. My second book, Two Can Keep a Secret, was released in January 2019 and my third book, One of Us Is Next, (a sequel to One of Us Is Lying), came out in January 2020.
Q. Will one of us is lying be a movie?
May 29, 2017 One of Us Is Lying (novel) is released. September 13, 2017 NBCU acquires the film rights for One of Us Is Lying, which it is developing as a TV series.
Q. Can you read one of us is next before one of us is lying?
Can you read this sequel without having read One Of Us Is Lying? Technically YES. However you’ll get more references and understand the background characters’ connections better if you’ve read the first book. (Basically I recommend always reading a sequel in order.
