LOTF Post 4

Chapter Title: Painted Faces and Long Hair

My Title: Jack The Hopeless

Perspective: Ralph

Dear Diary,

Life on the island is really annoying me now. No one sees me as chief anymore they just think I’m any other boy. I am the chief. No one treats me like I am. It is like my life back in England. I used to be just another ordinary boy but now I am chief. Everyone should listen to me but no one does. Especially the littluns, they are always wasting their time by playing around. They never help us and that really slows us down. They need to help us. Sam’n’eric are now helping hunting with Jack. They all painted their faces and circled around a pig. They thought the pig could see them so they painted their faces dark. It didn’t make much of a difference when they made a ring around the pig. It had no chance of escaping. It seems like they are going to become very caught up with hunting. You can already see the savage creeping out from under their skin. When my face is painted I hate it. It makes me feel dirty and filthy. Like Jack I feel dirty. I can’t believe what Jack and the hunters did today. We had a chance at rescue but Jack didn’t let Sam’n’eric watch the fire. He took them and the fire went out. A ship passed by and all Jack could think about was cutting a pig’s throat. He is very dumb. He always looks at people malevolently and is always mean. He is an annoying, blatant boy. I finally took charge of the boys again by showing them what would happen without order. I stood there as they realized. Without order there would be gouts of blood on the floor. War would break and every one would be hurt. There is only one balm for war. That is peace. Though there is a way to prevent it peace is the only option. It seems like most of the boys are impalpable but they all keep to themselves.

LOTF Post 3

Chapter Title: Huts On The Beach

My Title: The True Hunter Emerges

Perspective: Jack (written the same night of the chapter)

Dear diary,

I think that Ralph and Simon are doing a good job because the huts are coming along really well. I also think that they could be spending their time better and hunting like me. We should all go on a hunting trip and bring back some meat for meals Even though it is important to have shelter from the so-called beastie and from rains we still need meals. My choirboys and I went out for a hunt while Simon and Ralph did their job making the huts. God knows where the fatty was; he was probably taking names or something. Everyone was acting inscrutable. No one carried out his own jobs because everyone was preoccupied. Another reason why jobs weren’t carried out is because Ralph and Simon were short handed. A majority of the kids were eating, bathing, or playing. That slowed things down a lot. They may have even come to a halt. I think that we have to find a really food resource. I know we can hunt but we still have to be stealthier. You can’t make a sound; you have to be able to hear the susurration of the jungle. We already have water and some shelter now we need a backup or reliable source of food. That stupid pig earlier today escaped. I have been having vicissitudes while hunting. I can’t kill! I had injured that pig if... if only I was one second faster it would have been ours to eat. The compulsion came over me to have a late night hunt. I got up and threw my opaque, leaf blanket away. I took my spear but then I remembered the beast. I lay back down and kept writing. Simon should help us hunt. He is a well-fit boy for the job. He is a medium sized boy and still has a younger looking face. Actually now that I think about it he wouldn’t fit. If we don’t get rescued soon we are all going to go crazy. I think that we will all lose order and split up. I think that Ralph and I not getting along maybe has something to do with all this. He is always sort of bossy and he doesn’t listen to me. He always thinks his ideas are the best and isn’t open to any new suggestions. That is why we haven’t gotten along much. Once he opens his mind to suggestion I hope we can get along.

LOTF Post 2

Chapter Title: Fire On The Mountain

My Title: Playing With Fire

Perspective: Simon

Dear Diary,

I think that this island is a really good island except for the beast snake. If the beast weren’t on it, it would be great because there is food, shelter, and water. It is also really good because there are lots of ways to survive on this island. It is a snake-like beast and very big and scary according to the mulberry boy. The beastie symbolizes the islands scariness. It makes us sleep with one eye open knowing that a creature can come and take you in the middle of the night and no one would ever see you again. The beast makes me very scared because I don't want to die on this island. I think we should make a S.O.S. Ralph didn’t think it was a good idea but I finally induced him into thinking about it. Sign on the sand of the beach and burn it. It will attract attention from the sea and the air. I really would love to be rescued so I could sleep in my own bed and eat home cooked food. It would be my dream come true. If I am ever saved I will have a new appreciation for life.

When we started the fire it was barely anything. We tried containing the errant fire but it was no use. After it spread out Jack shouted out Ralph’s name in recrimination. Next time we have to start a controlled fire. The mulberry-marked boy was in the fire so far as we know. The ebullience of the fire was consuming the whole forest. We believe that sadly, he burned to death. I am different from all the other boys because I have a skill set all my own. I am very good at improvising on the spot when I need to. At night when we all go to sleep I always lie awake and stare into the sky. I tried to pinch someone’s coat because I was cold and couldn’t fall asleep. I never know what the next day has in store for me. I take life one day at a time. Also sometimes I hear the trees rustle but not from the wind. That made me very scared to go into the woods. I think it is the beastie the mulberry-marked kid was talking about but no one else is ever awake to hear it. I am scared of what the next day holds in store for us.

Lord Of The Flies Post 1

Chapter Title: The Sound of Shell

My Title: Gathering of The Survivors

Perspective: Piggy

When I woke up that morning I forgot where I was. All I remember from the day before was the plane crashing. Everything after that was a blur. I sat up and all I saw was a big area where all the trees were flattened. I thought that, that was where the plane crashed. I knew I was right when I turned around and saw the wreckage. I saw a boy with fair skin sleeping on the floor. I had never slept with my specs on until that night. I stood up and put on my tog. I pushed my specs up on to my nose and curled my hair behind my ears. The suffusion came back to my face 5 minutes after I woke up. I looked around and I was in the middle of the flattened trees. I looked at the site of the crash. The motif was the flattened trees for about a quarter of a mile. I woke up the boy and he was startled. I looked up to try and determine what time it was and I saw all the palm fronds swaying in the wind. He realized I was no threat and he then told me his name was Ralph. He got up and he took me to a beach and immediately I thought we were on an island. I told him my name and he sniggered nonstop for one minute. I can’t believe that in all the sea our flight crashed on an island. It must have been the pilots doing. The water was so blue and clear that it was like a heated pool, but salty. We found a conch and sounded it to gather the survivors if there were any. A whole group of boys came out of the shadows and we elected a chief. The chief was Ralph. Jack was the only other option but he wasn’t elected. He seemed mean and demanding so only his choir, because he was the head of the choir, voted for him. Simon was a boy who hasn’t quite told us about him. A question was raised to know if this was an island. Three boys went on an expedition to the highest point they could see and found out that it was an island. They saw a smaller island near the island that they were on. They haven’t come back yet but I have a feeling that we are on an island. Ralph had taken the conch with him because it represents him being leader. I feel that the conch is definitely a good way to govern us but I feel that I too should have some part in the government. After all I was the one who found the conch. I feel that the boys in the choir are not social enough but they will be very good hunters. I want Ralph to be leader because I have come to like him even though he is snobby. He also will make a good leader because he is smart and has good judgment. Overall Ralph is probably a better leader.

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