Lord of the Flies: Journal #10

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Journal #10 by: Ethan Chan
Chapter 10: The Shell and the Glasses
Perspective: Ralph

Jack and his fools...

I can't believe I actually murdered Simon yesterday. I feel like I want to throw up because of this. I need to be purged of this terrible incident..... No! I wasn't at the dance... I wasn't at the dance... I just left early. Yes, that's it. I didn't kill Simon. I would never kill Simon, because I'm not crazy like Jack... aren't I?

It's so lonely on the island now that everyone's gone. The only ones left are Piggy and Samneric. Oh, how I wish that people would come back. Jack is drawing everyone to his side, with his false illumination. He gets nearly all the boys to follow this beastie with his theological explanation. It's just not the way things used to be. There used to be organization, civilization, and hope of getting off of this island. Now that we can't start a fire, there's no hope.

I can't believe that Jack took the fire, along with Piggy's sight. Jack and his tribe, those barmy fools. All they want to do is hunt, hunt, and did I mention hunt? Jack is definitely the worst of the lot. Can't believe that I used to think of him as a friend. Now I don't know what to think of him at all. He doesn't even want to consider the possibility of rescue. All he does is rave on about the beastie, even when we killed Simon. He says the beastie was wearing some sort of disguise, and that's just plain ridiculous! I can't believe that the others would believe him!

Stealing Piggy's glasses like that.... That's just plain mean! Now the power of the fire is with them, and we have lost it, along with any chance of rescue. The way things are now, it can't get much worse.... No, I have to remember it's Jack, and it can and will get worse. I just hope we can survive at this rate, with the new beast in town.