Chapter 5:Beast from Water

Lord of the Flies
Chapter 5 – Beast from Water

“Jack is a Big Jerk”

Perspective: Piggy

Why is an assembly called?

An assembly is called because Ralph thinks we are not doing what we said we would do. He says we are not pulling our own weight.

What concerns are brought up?

Some of the concerns that are brought up is no one is allowed to make fire. If they need to use fire for anything they have to go to the top of the mountain to use it. Also someone said they would be helping us by putting water into cocoanuts so we don’t have to do that every time we are thirsty. There was something about the huts about everyone helped with the first hut, a couple people helped with the second hut, then only Simon and Ralph did the last one. Then he keeps discursive on about going to the bathroom, I guess some people were going near the food. Now we have to go near the rocks so it will was away. We also talked about the beastie and that it comes from the water. Even thought we have fear we have to stay together.

How do you feel about those concerns?

I feel some of the concerns are okay. But walking up a mountain just to cook one thing might be a little harder to manage. The huts I don’t get why he was mad because I helped with the first two.

How are things breaking up (falling apart)?

Now we are split into two groups. Simon, Ralph, and I are one group whose main focus is the huts right now. Then the other group is Jack and the rest of the boys, who only cares about the hunting. Which I think is a ludicrous idea, I think we should stay together even though we might not get along.

Why do you think the littluns cry in their sleep?

The littluns cry in their sleep because they are scared that they might be like the boy with the mulberry birth mark and might have the end of their adventure running from the beastie. Also because that kid said that he say the beastie come from the water. So they lamentation all night about the thought of it being real and the thought that they might be the next missing person.

What was Percival Wemys Madison afraid of?

Percival is afraid of the beastie. He was sleeping and when he woke up he was tangled in the vines and saw something in the bushes. He says the beastie comes from the water that is why Jack and the hunters cannot find it.

What do you think is “the dirtiest thing there is” about human nature?

The dirtiest thing about human nature is judging a book by it’s cover. Jack just judges me because I am fat. He freely jeeringly to me like he knew me forever to say these things. Even though I am very decorum around people.

If you were the leader of the boys right now, how would things be different?

If I was the leader right now I would make sure that Jack finds this creature and does not come back until he does. So then he can never come back to the group.