That went pretty quick

Well, I finished Lord of the Flies and I have to say that I'm disappointed. The ending was so abrupt. Ralph is being chased by everyone on the island and just runs into a naval officer who happened to see the fire. Unfortunately, I didn't get the full enjoyment out of this book because I had it ruined for me. After the first two days of having this book and only reading the first two chapters, I had learned that simon died, Piggy died, and a ship came in the end. In fact, I was sitting in the hall reading after track, and someone who I barely know walks by me and says, "Piggy dies." What is it about this book that makes people want to ruin it?

8-9

I called it! What did I say in one of my earlier posts? That Ralph and Jack would split into two warring factions? I think so. It did split into two sides. Jack's side went to kill a pig which they did in an admittedly weird way. Ralph's group stayed and built a fire on the beach. Jack's group is becoming exceedingly savage. I think putting the head of the pig on a stake was a bit of overkill. When I first head about the pig talking to Simon I thought something was wrong. It caught me off guard. Finally, Simon dying is just plain weird. I don't know how the Lord of the Flies is going to be worked back into the story. The savagery has hit a high point and there is no turning back. What disturbed me most was that Ralph and Piggy were joining in the dancing. Even the most sane of the group are starting to turn.

Simon Rising

Simon is rising to more of a leadership position. When Ralph is staring out at the ocean and thinking about how the boys will never leave, Simon reassures him about how they will all return home. He also volunteers to go back and see Piggy and tell him they will not return for a while. This may not seem like much, but I'm sure that Simon is curious about the beast and instead he decides to help the group by causing all the others not to worry. Ralph's strength as a leader is also falling. He is starting to become more like Jack. He was wrapped up in the chase of the boar. The grop of bigguns in general is becoming more savage. They almost accidentally killed one of their own.

Air Beast

I still can't believe that the people on the island think that the dead pilot falling down in the parachute is the beast everyone fears. Unfortunately more disrespect for Piggy. Left behind with the littluns. I'm kinda surprised that Ralph and Jack lose sight of their goal somewhat. They are playing games? Now? That is highly unintellingent when you could be about to engage in a fight for your life. I'm more surprised at Jack fooling around. He is the one who is all excited about killing the pig. I would think that he would be sweaty-palmmed and determined to take down this scary beast. There is still one more thing. What is with the lack of fire protection? Nobody seems to care about the fire. It has gone out at least three times by now. It will be their downfall soon enough. Again.

Crazy Water Beasts!

I think the kids are becoming more irrational. They are starting to become more savage. I'm still kinda mad that the beast has yet to be revealed. I'm expecting some sort of Loch Ness monsterish creature, with flippers to crawl onto land and snatch up little children in the night. It seems like a child's tale like a boogey monster taking kids from their warm beds. More tension between Jack and Ralph. I see two warring factions. Those who follow Jack and those who follow Ralph. Oddly enough, the choir boys will be tired of Jack's ways and side with Ralph. Those who think that immediate survival, hunting pigs and such, is more important than the fire being kept lit will follow Jack. Jack will make the first move and try to remove Ralph from power. A violent battle will break out and many will be hurt. One will surrendeer to the other, then a ship will come and the survivors will go home.

Lord of the Flies

After the horror that was Pip and Great Expetations. I'm actually on chapter 5, but for now I'll just post on chapters 1 and 2. I noticed that the group seems to disrespect Piggy nad his ideas. They bully him around, especially Jack, and he is not going to take it for much longer. I forsee a mass power struggle between Jack and Ralph. The kids on the island will split into two sides and end up killing one another with only a few remaining. Also, that "beastie" is kinda freakin me out, especially when that kid disappears the night they make the fire.