Chapter 7: Shadows and tall trees

Brendan Rodisch
Chapter 7: Shadows and tall trees
The hunt for the beast
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After Ralph spears the pig, he sees why Jack likes it so much. We play a reenactment of Ralph

spearing the pig. It is a game as violent as rugger and the little boy who acts as the pig gets hurt. The

boys are all happy after the game and Jack laughs and says we should make a drum and do it properly

and use a little one. Everyone laughs but I think this has a deeper meaning. I sagely think that Jack will

get angry the next time the fire goes out, not because he cares about the fire, but because Ralph will get

angry at him. Then jack will take it out on the littuns and imperviously kill a littlun. We know there is a

beast on the island, b think there was no beast though. I think they were just freaking out about nothing.

There is no beast. But Ralph did not need to be bravado and go up the mountain anyway, it is still

dangerous. I think the game the boys play after hitting the pig is a little scary but it made me windy and

I would do it again any day, as long as I am not the one that is the pig.