Huts on the Beach
Fire Aftermath
Ever since that fire, everybody has been scared because that kid with the birthmark on his face died. The little ones have the most nightmares about the "beastie" and the fire and I can hear the screaming and susurration at night. Some of the older boys have nightmares too, but their's are not as vibrant. Sometimes I feel sorry for them, but other times I am worried that the "beastie" is real. If it is real, it will make surviving a lot harder. And scarier.Ralph was talking about how at our meetings everybody talks about building a submarine or an airplane, and all of these other vicissitudes. But when we start to build it, everybody only works for like five minutes before the compulsion takes over and they go play instead. When he said that, I thought that maybe we have been gone from society for so long, that going back is no longer a huge priority. To be honest, I like our freedom but I would rather be with my family and go to school than get sunburned, and scratch lice out of my hair. But I think I have done my part by standing at Ralph's side and helping him build the huts. So far we have three, but the third one needs some more work. At the fire, Piggy brought the lack of huts to our attention, and how it should be raining soon. I don't know about the other guys, but I won't want to sleep in the rain without any coverage.
Sometimes I get tired of Jack and Ralph's bickering. Ralph is trying to be a good leader by suggesting that maybe the "hunters" could take a break from not catching anything and help him and me with the huts because we are the only ones actually working, but of course, Jack has to have some smart remark about how he's a hunter and that he is supposed to catch meat. (though I doubt he will) It would be nice though to eat something else other than these wretched berries. But my back is peeling from my sunburn, and I would rather not have to deal with such labor any longer. If this amount of work keeps on being put upon me, I am going to be in bad shape.
2 comments:
Very good into the fear of the beastie. And about how you got into detail about the little ones and the freedom on the island. But i mostly like how you described the arguing of Ralph and jack and the huts
P.S. srry about my last comment, i forgot something
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