Lord Of the Flies
“Food or Home?
Perspective: Jack


Dear Diary,
Today Ralph and I got in a fight and we’ve been having our vicissitudes. I’ve been trying to be a good hunter and been hunting! I just can’t seem to catch or kill anything. Ralph thinks that I should stop hunting and help make shelters! It’s so annoying because we need meat to survive. He also thinks that shelter is more important! Of course he would know, he’s rapt in it. Meat is more important because we need it to survive. We need protein and its one of my compulsions to hunt. It’s definitely not my fault that none of the other boys want to help make the shelters even thought it's they're job. The other hunters are not doing anything either. I’m personally just doing my job. I’m also keeping the fire going. Anyways, Ralph also says that we need to protect the little ones from the beast, that would be another reason why we need shelter. Ralph is inscrutable: at least to me.


I think the most important job to survive is haunting. I’m pretty sure no one wants to starve or get a lack of nutrients. If we eat meat, then we’ll continue being strong. Being strong is very important. We’ll need the strength to hunt and to take care of the little ones. We all need to act like adults.

Simon has been very interesting lately. He walked into the forest with tendril plants. He went by himself instead of going to take a bathe. Here Diary, I’ll explain how he looks; skinny, dark hair, wears worn out shorts, and is not very tall.

I hope we’re rescued soon. So far, things aren’t going very well. The shelters that we have so far are shaky, and I still haven’t caught any meat. Many kids aren’t helping either. I hope we don’t suffer!



Sincerely,
Jack.