Lord of the Flies, Chapter 1

The Sound of the Shell
Leading Man

That Jack sure is a piece of work. All he does is try to control people, yet he shows no control for himself. Like with the pig. He could have easily just slaughtered the pig so we could eat, but no he didn't do anything. And instead of admitting that he was scared to take a life, he got defensive and acted as if he was just trying to figure out where to strike. Simon and I would have understood if he was uneasy about killing that pig, but he was too worried about protecting his ego.

I have to admit, being leader of everybody is pretty cool. Everybody listens to me, and I get to blow that cool conch thing. Jack was pretty angry when I won the "election". He is so used to being in charge or having an adult in power, that he forgot how to be a kid. His red hair, freckles, and blue eyes may make him look childish and gangly from afar, but up close he has a furrowed brow, deep creases on his forehead, and intense eyes that look as if they witnessed something horribly disturbing. Though Jack is upset that everyone preferred me as their leader, (except for Jack's "choir" who only voted for him because it was their duty), I believe that Jack is content with the fact that his choir was nominated the Hunters. This was a win win situation. Hopefully the Hunters will actually catch something instead of stiffening like Jack did. And not only did Jack stiffen, he went PALE! I just hope his Hunters will not do the same, otherwise we will all die.

I feel bad about telling everyone what Piggy was called. I thought it was funny, but when I saw the pain on his face when I was about to leave with Simon and Jack, I felt bad about what I did. Piggy had asked me not to tell anyone what other people used to call him, but I didn't take him seriously and now he is a laughing stalk in our joined community. When Simon, Jack, and I return I am going to start to be nicer to Piggy. I might have to talk to Jack too, because he's a control-freak/jerk. I did not like that Jack was calling Piggy Fatty. Hopefully he listens.