post 7

Ralph

As Piggy and I walk towards Jack's feast, we hope to try to keep some control over the events. As we reach the feast there are boys sitting and laughing while eating some roasted pig, as I look for Jack, I find him sitting like a king on his thrown, I was shocked at the state of him, he was covered in paint, he reminded me of a savage, one who had been depraved of all human knowledge, while he sat on his thrown he was issuing commands, the boys were his servants, attending his every whim, after the meal Jack addresses whats left of my tribe, he invites them to join his tribe, my fears are realized as most of my tribe members join his tribe, as I try to convince the others to come back to mine, my efforts are futile, as they are ignored. As the rain starts to fall, I ask Jack how him and his tribe are going to face the weather without shelters, in response to my question they start to do their wild hunting dance. As circles of boys chanting and dancing pop up along the beach, the boys are caught in the movement, even Piggy and I are caught in the excitement, as we start to dance on the tip of the circles, the boys start to re-enact the hunting of the pig, and the energy starts to pile up to a high pitched frenzy chant and dance. All of a sudden we see a shadowy figure creep out of the forest. As the figure got closer we start to understand that he was shouting something of a beast, as the boys jump on the figure, they start to tear at his flesh with their bare hands and teeth, the figure desperately starts to try to explain who he is and what has happened, desperately he tries to make them recognize him, unfortunately he trips over the rocks and plunge towards the beach, the boys fall on him and kill him. As the storms starts to explode the boys run towards the shelters, and the figure is carried into the sea, where it's surrounded by glowing fish, the wind then carries the monster towards the beach and we all run away.

The next morning Piggy and I sit on the beach, we are bruised and sore and we feel deeply ashamed of out behavior last night. Piggy who is unable to c confront his role in Simon's death says that its an accident, as if, I no that Simon death was no accident. I clutch the conch and start to laugh hysterically, I insist that we had been participants in Simon's murder, Piggy denies his role in Simon's death, we two are now virtually alone, everyone except SamnEric and a handful of litluns are left, everyone else joined Jack's tribe, which is now in Castle rock, the mountain on this deadly island.

As night befall us we drift into sleep, we are depressed and are loosing interest in the signal fire, I sleep fitfully, attacked by nightmares. We are then awakened by some howling and shrieking, we are suddenly attacked by a group of Jack's hunters. I am badly injured by Jack's hunters, and so are my companions, we don't even know why this assault was provoked, for we hardly gladly have shared the fire with them, but Piggy knows why, for the hunters have stolen his specks and with them the power to make fire.