Lord of the Flies, Chapter 10

The Shell and the Glasses

The Coverup

Was that not a feast or what? The highlight of the feast was when that barmy beast came. Boy did we nail 'em! That was the most fun I have had on this godforsaken island since we caught the sow. I saw the creature wash away in the sea, but I do not think that it is dead. That thing is still out there...still breathing. I bet that Ralph and his gang thing that they are purged of the beast, but I know better. That thing is never going to stop.

I was surprised by the fact that the beast disguised itself. That was a bit surprising that it would confront us when we had spears in our hands. But I do think that we wounded the beast enough that it won't be coming back for quite a while. Maybe the beast showing up at our feast was a theological sign; a sign from God maybe. I don't know. But what I do know is that we have to try to stay on the good side of the beast, or it'll be our necks.

I must applaud myself on my illumination of covering up the murder of Simon. Everybody thinks that it was the beast in disguise, but I know that we killed that batty son of a nutcracker. If anybody finds out that it was Simon that we killed, then sooner or later everybody is going to know that I lied to them. If a single person says a peep, there will be severe consequences.