Kira's Lord of The Flies Blog: Blog 13 (Revision of blog 9)

Sunday, March 9, 2008

Blog 13 (Revision of blog 9)

Ralph made a joke about it but I seriously wish I could write to my auntie and tell her to come and get me. Things are getting out of control.
“We murdered Simon,” said Ralph.
“No, it was an accident and it was dark and we thought it was the beast,” I said.
“We wanna go home,” whined SamnEric. “We miss our mom.” They both started sniveling.
“We’ve just got to keep the fire going and try to forget about all of this bad stuff,” stated Ralph matter-of-factly. “SamnEric you guys get some wood for our signal fire.”
After SamnEric left, Ralph sat huddled in a heap with his head in his hands. He looked miserable and alone. I tried to make him feel better. I told Ralph that we were all scared by the storm and that crazy dance and that Simon was crazy for crawling out of the jungle when it was dark. I told him that it was an accident but Ralph doesn't seem to believe me. We shouldn't feel bad because we weren't part of it. We were standing on the outside of the circle. Ralph is losing it. He seems to be giving in and he's forgetting things like why we need to keep the fire going.
But how are we going to keep the fire going now that Jack has stolen my specs? I shudder when I think about when the boys sneaked up on us. I couldn't breathe and I felt like a huge fist was covering my face trying to smother me. I could hear Sam and Eric's stifled screams. In the daylight, seeing the beautiful phosphorescence of the ocean, I think back to last night's invasion and it just seems like a horrible dream. I start walking on the beach towards the other boys. As I get closer to them I can see a blurry figure who I think is Ralph gesticulating wildly. I think he's talking to Sam and Eric but I should go see what's making him so excited.

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Simon is a gentle, quiet, generous, compassionate boy who is comforted by being connected to nature. In the middle of the night he wanders off by himself to sleep in a cozy little nest that he discovered in the underbrush. When Jack kills the pig and gives meet to everyone except Piggy, Simon gives Piggy his share. Simon is the only boy who stays with Ralph to help build the huts. He has blonde hair and an open face and you can always tell what he is feeling by his honest expression. He is an in-between boy which means that he is not as young as the littluns but not as big as Piggy, Jack and Ralph.

Ralph has fair hair that grows straight and long into his eyes. His skin is brown from the sun and freckles are sprinkled on his nose and cheeks. His body is slender and he is beginning to get muscles from the hard physical work that he does on the island. Outwardly Ralph seems to be a natural leader and very self confident but on the inside, he doubts himself and feels frightened. For instance when Jack and he go hunting for the beast Ralph first says to Jack, "You're the hunter." This means that he wanted Jack to volunteer to go first because he was scared but then he changed his mind because he knew that he had to behave like a leader. Also he needs to be reassured by Piggy that there really are no beasts because he sort of believes that there might be a beast.

Piggy is fat and flabby. His white skin has been burned bright red from the scorching sun. Whenever he walks fast his breathing becomes loud and raspy from his asthma. It's hard to see his eyes because the glass in his specs reflect the light from the sun. Sometimes Piggy can be overbearing and annoying because he thinks he's smarter than everyone else. Other times he's pathetic because when nobody listens to him he gets whiny. Piggy is very nurturing and protects the littluns. When the littluns are afraid to speak at the meeting, Piggy bends down, listens to them, and then tells the group what they said. Piggy is afraid of Jack and knows that as long as Ralph remains the chief he will be protected from Jack.

Jack is slender but he is very muscular and strong. He is like a panther, nimble and swift in his movements. When he walks through the jungle it's like he has an animal instinct about his surroundings. Whereas the other boys stumble and have to watch their footing, Jack never has to look down. He creeps through the underbrush as easily as walking down a city street. Jack's appearance has changed the most from the beginning because he looks more and more like a savage. His body is splattered with mud and clay and his shorts are tattered and hanging off his body. Jack is aggressive and unreasonable. He thinks that Ralph's plans for organization and survival are ridiculous and unnecessary. He believes that all they need to do to survive is to hunt. He is obsessed with hunting and he is irresponsible about the rest of the group. He doesn't think of anybody except for himself and he enjoys being solitary and hunting pigs alone. He always ridicules Piggy, calling him stupid and he always argues with Ralph.