Tuesday, February 5, 2008

Blog 4 (From Ralph's Perspective)

"Things are getting out of control and the implications are frightening," I said to Piggy.
"I know. The little ones are scared," replied Piggy. "They whimper and have nightmares every night. They miss the songs that their moms croon to them at bedtime that give them comfort and allow them to fall asleep and have good dreams."
"I'm really getting worried about Jack," I said. "There is something malevolent about his fascination with blood and killing and his gang of boys are exhilarated by cutting the pig's throat. It's like they think this is a game and it seems like they have forgotten all about going home."
"Yeah, this idea seems preposterous but it's like they want to stay here forever," said Piggy incredulously.

I thought about this some more but didn't share any more thoughts because I didn't want to scare Piggy. Being saved has become an irrelevance compared to the shrill death cry and horrible gyrations of a dying pig. They don't seem to care that they let the fire go out. They don't seem to care that they are breaking all of the rules that we all agreed on. They seem to admire Jack so they do everything he tells them to do. They're not afraid of me so they just ignore my rules.
Our group is breaking apart, splitting in half like a log that is struck by lightening. I'm afraid that the power of the conch, like a mirage is disappearing from view and pretty soon all of my power will be gone. I admire Jack. He is brave and likes a good adventure. But he is also a bully and has no respect for civilized rules. He is wild and if we are not saved soon, he will only get worse and more savage. I gazed out at the opalescence of the ocean, hoping and praying that another ship would magically appear on the horizon but all I saw was the endless water. There's nothing I can do to make this situation better. "Please find us", I thought desperately.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I loved the way you used the words. The story is compelling and thoughtful. Nice work!