Thursday, April 19, 2007

Chapter 2: ~Fire On The Mountain~




When the explorers return, Ralph plays the sound of the conch shell, telling the boys to come for another meeting on the beach. He tells the group that there are no adults on the island and that they need to organize a few things to look after themselves. Jack reminds Ralph of the pig they found trapped in in the jungle, and Ralph agrees that they will need hunters to kill animals for meat. Ralph declares that, at meetings, the conch shell will be used to determine which boy has the right to speak. Whoever holds the conch shell will speak, and the others will listen silently until they receive the shell in their turn. Jack agrees with this idea. Piggy yells about the fact that no one knows they have crashed on the island and that they could be stuck there for a long time. The idea of being stranded for a long period is too harsh for the boys, and the entire group becomes silent and scared. Thinking about the possibility of rescue, Ralph proposes that the group build a large signal fire on top of the island’s central mountain, so that any passing ships might see the fire and know that someone is trapped on the island. Excited by the thought, the boys rush off to the mountain, while Ralph and Piggy lag behind. Piggy continues to whine about the childishness and stupidity of the group. The boys collect a bunch of dead wood and use the lenses from Piggy’s glasses to focus the sunlight and set the wood on fire. They manage to get a large fire going, but it quickly goes out. Piggy angrily says that the boys need to act smarter if they want to get off the island, but his words didn't go far. Jack volunteers his group of hunters to be responsible for keeping the signal fire going. In their disorganized efforts to get the fire going, the boys set a swath of trees ablaze. Enraged at the group’s reckless disorganization, Piggy tells that one of the littlest boys the same boy who told them about the snake beast was playing over by the fire and now is missing. The boys were shocked, and Ralph is stuck with shame.

They all pretend that nothing has happened.

1 comment:

Lord of Sexyness said...

Hey Tyler, good job with the summary, but i think it's a little too long. Other than that it's great. Your sentences are written proparly and you have no spelling mistakes.
GOOD JOB =]~