Entry #5

Lord of the Flies
Chapter 5- Beast From Water
“The Split”
Perspective: Simon

Dear Diary,

Today was a disaster! It all started with a meeting. Ralph was really mad that the fire got put out. After a while all the anger boiled up inside of him and he called an assembly. He was incredibly mad at Jack. There is definitely a lot of tension between them. So we all went to the platform and one of the first things he said was, “This meeting is no fun and games. It’s to learn what’s what?” He started talking about using the bathroom all over the place. He reinserted himself as chief and declared that everyone has to use the bathroom behind the rocks by the ocean. He also said that we weren’t filling the coconuts with water any more and that we should be doing that. Oh ya, he made a new rule. All fire must be kept on the mountain so if you want food you must take it up the mountain. One of the other things he was talking about was the huts. He wants more people to be working on the huts so they can protect from the rain and the beastie. Nobody still knows what it is. Ralph says the littluns cry at night but I think that we are all scared. Percival, one of the littluns, think the beast comes from the water. He is the effigy of fear that is spreading throughout us. He burst out in lamentation. Also, another littlun saw me last night when I went to my secret place. I hope no one finds out where I go. Anyways, the main reason he called the assembly was about the smoke. Ralph said that is the most important thing on this island, to keep the smoke signals going. Ralph went rambling on but that is when the trouble started. Jack thinks that the most important thing is hunting. There is a major problem. They both are thinking in two different ways. Jack is for hunting when Ralph thinks the fire is most important. I asked what was the diritesty thing there was. I think it is how everyone is so competivitve and how it’s all about power. The entire group thought the question was ludicrous and laughed. Jack blew up and the end of the meeting and just left. He does not have decorum. The hunters went off and started chanting with Jack. The hunters are turning wild. Now it is them against Ralph, Piggy, and I. All I can say is that things aren’t getting better.
Write more later,
Simon