Chapter 2: Fire On The Mountain

I think this is a very bad island. There is a little kid who said that there was a

beastie. Then when jack said to light a fire everyone did. They stole my specs, and lit

up a lot of our island. Then everyone blamed me for not knowing how many kids

were on the island. The whole island makes me mad.

The beastie is a snake I think. The little kids probably just saw some rustling

in the bushes, and freaked out about nothing. They are just like kids.

I think the beastie symbolizes everything that is unpredictable on the island.

There is no real danger of being attacked by creatures but the island makes you

think that it is a vicious place when it is really a peaceful place.

Honestly I think that there is no beastie on this island because it is too small

to have anything really big live on it. Even if there was a beastie, Jack and his

hunters will find it and kill it.

I think the only way to get off the island is to light a fire and use the smoke as

a signal. I wish they hadn’t pinched my specks though. I would have given them my

specs if they had asked.

I want to get off this island as soon as possible because there are too many

kids capering about. They aren’t really worried about getting off the island quickly

like me.

I didn’t really do to much to start the fire. But they did steal my glasses to

light the fire which was a really important part. When they stole them I was

Martyred, because I couldn’t see, only blurs.

I think the little boy with the mark on his face died. He was probably filled

with ebullience like all the other kids, until he saw the fire was all around him.

I think I am different from all the other boys because I am really officious

towards Ralph but not towards Jack. Most of the older boys follow Jack, and the little

ones do nothing but play.

When I go to sleep every night, I feel really sad because Jack yells at me all

day, and nobody listens to me when I have the conch, even Ralph. I feel lonely too,

because I have no real friends.