Blog # 12

Dear Journal,
Today was a bad day. Jacks tribe tried killing me! The first place I hid was in this whole in the ground covered by many bushes and the only way they would have been able to see me was if they looked really close into the whole I was in.

I felt bad for SamnEric because the only reason they were in Jacks tribe was because he kidnapped them and forced them into his tribe. They were being really nice to me at first. They gave me a big chunk of meat and told me to go hide because at sunrise jack was going to go hunting for me. They diddled me into believing i could trust them. They told Jack where i was hidding.
The thing that roger had prepared for me was a spear with two sharp edges. At first I didn’t understand that when SamnEric told me, but now I know what he wanted to do, he was going to kill me, then cut my head of and offer it to the beast. The exact same thing he did to lord of the flies he wanted to do to me.
The way Jack flushed me from my hiding spot was he lit the whole island on fire! When he did that though, I ran, ran, and ran, all the way to the beach where I saw a naval officer. I couldn’t believe my eyes. when I saw him an there was a complete cessation and i was delirious in my running.
Once I stared talking to him Jack ended up on the island because
1. The island was lit on fire
2. He was chasing after me to kill me and offer me to the beastie.
The little boy who wasn’t able to remember his name was Percival.
I ended up taking responsibility for everything that had happened on the island because Jack did not speak up when the naval officer asked us, and because I was the actually leader all along. I felt that the naval officer was very disappointed in us because we were still acting like little kids all along, also because Jack killed Simon and Piggy :(

Blog #9

Blog Entry 9

Christina Schaefer

I think everyone is acting crazy on the island since I have been killed. Jack separated from Ralph’s tribe and made his own. No one at first wanted to be in his tribe. Until after I got killed everyone moved into the dark side, which I now understand better since the lord of the flies explained it to me.I feel the only good people who actually care about getting rescued is Ralph and Piggy. It’s really nice to know that Ralph and Piggy actually cared about me when I got killed. Jacks plan with Maurice and Roger was to send them to attack Piggy and Ralph. Also so they can steal their fire again. Jacks rule for his tribe is only to hunt! That’s all jack cares about is hunting and killing things. He doesn’t care if he is going to get rescued or not. Jacks rule for his tribe is not to leave him or not betray him.

Jack Is Responsibe for Simon's death

Christina Schaefer
A Gift for the Darkness
Blog Entry #8

I feel the person responsible for Simon’s death is Jack. I think that Jack is responsible for Simon’s death because he is part of the dark side in this book. He always wanted to go hunting, and kill things. He did not care about the little ones in the book at all. All that mattered to him was himself and if he was able to kill a pig. Such as in Chapter seven. All the boys were playing a game pretending Roger was a pig. All of the hunters circled around him yelling, “Kill the pig, cut his throat, and bash him in!” They then were poking Roger with the non-sharp end of their spheres. Once they were done with that Jack then said,”Why don’t we have a little one play the pig?” This meant that Jack wanted to sacrifice a little one, and that e does not care about anyone but himself.

Blog Post #6

Lets kill the beast!

Jack

What sign comes down from the grown up world?
- The sign that came down from the grown up world is the dead guy that flew down from the sky.

Why aren’t the boys aware of it?
- The boys weren’t aware of the beastie because they were sleeping

Why are Sam ‘n Eric so terrified?
- Sam and Eric were really terrified and waxy because they saw the beastie.

How do Sam ‘n Eric describe the beast?
- Sam and Erick described the beast to have claws, wings, and sharp teeth. They also said that the beastie was flailing through the tress chasing after them.

What is the attitude of the boys when going off to look for the beast?
- Their attitudes were all different and diffidently. I wanted everyone to come with me so we can hunt it then kill it. Piggy wanted to stay with the littluns and the shelter. Ralph wanted to come up with a game plan. I was embroiled that we are going to catch it.

Is there really a beast? How do you know?

Yes, there really is a leviathin/beastie. I know there is a beast because Sam and Eric have actually seen it. There's also tracks in this one spot of the island we haven't searched before.

Blog Post #5

Christina Schaefer
Simon
BEAST FROM WATER
Beastie?

Why is an assembly called?
The assembly was called because everyone was being ludicrous and not following the rules.

What concerns are brought up?
The concerns that were brought up in the assembly were; no one helped build the shelters. No one was getting fresh water and putting it into the coconut shells anymore. You can only have one fire going and it’s the on top of the mountain. You can only go to the bathroom on the rocks. The beastie!

How do you feel about those concerns?
I feel the concerns we have are very important. I think they are important because they all have a good meaning behind them. There’s a reason why we talked about them during the assembly.

How are things breaking up (falling apart)?
Things are breaking up because no one has decorum. No one is listening to the rules we have. Everyone does whatever they want whenever they want. Jack and Ralph are always discursive.

Why do you think the littluns cry in their sleep?
I think the reason why the littluns are always lamentation in their sleep is because they miss their moms and dads. They are also very scared of the beastie. Which Jack believes there’s no such thing of a beastie. Why else would they be crying though?

What was Percival Wemys Madison afraid of?
Percival Wemys Madison is scared of the beastie. He says he has seen it before. It comes out during the night, and comes from the water. Jack thinks he’s ludicrous, but I believe him.

What do you think is “the dirtiest thing there is” about human nature?
The dirtiest thing about human nature is being self centered. I think that because what’s the point of being self centered. Everyone always thinks about them self, which is horrible.

Blong Entry #4

Christina Schaefer
Piggy
Stupid Jack!

What things are you having trouble adjusting to on the island that are different from your life at home in England?
- Every thing is different; there isn’t one thing that’s the same, everyone is mean to me, I don’t have my auntie, my skin has gotten very impalpable, and i always need to use blam
.
How do you feel about the littluns?
- I think they are very immature, blatant, and annoying. They aren’t as belligerence as Jack though.

What do they do with their time?
- They never do anything productive with their time. They lay in the sand, build sand castles, and go swimming.

Why do you all paint your faces?
- I didn’t paint my face. Jack and his crew did so they can blend into the plants and tress to make it easier to hunt for the animals.

What does this foreshadow?
- I think that this foreshadows that we are going to be able to get a lot of meat.

How do you feel when your face is painted?
- I haven’t painted my face yet, but if I do I would feel powerful and sneaky.

Why doesn’t the passing ship see you on the island?
- The passing ship didn’t see us on the island because Jack wasn’t being responsible and let it go dead!

Why was the fire allowed to go out?
- The fire went dead because all Jack cared about was looking for the pig. He was in charge of keeping the fire going but he didn’t. Its all his fault we are still on this island.

What other crisis develops regarding the fire?
- Another crisis that happened was I got beat up buy jack and he broke my glasses.

What do you predict will happen next on this island?
- I think Jack is finally going to learn that is not all about him. He isn’t the leader! Ralph is.

Why isnt anyone helping around the island!?

Christina Schaefer
Blog Post # 3
Ralph
“why isn’t anyone helping around here?”
Why is it important/not important to have shelter for the little ones?
- I think it’s important to have shelter for everyone so we can be protected from all of the bugs, and most importantly the beastie.
What are the various jobs assigned to the boys?
-Jack is in charge of the choir which is also the hunters. Piggy is in charge of the rest of the little kids. Such as counting them making sure they are doing something productive, and knowing their names.
Why aren’t they carried out?
- The smaller boys just play and are still acting like small children when parents were still around
What do you feel is the most important task for survival? Explain.
- I think the most important task of survival is to just stay clam, not panic and to keep our hopes up high that someone will come and rescue us.
Describe Simon. (If you are Simon, describe yourself)
- Simon is extremely helpful. He is the only one who helped me today to bluild the huts. He is very tanned from being out in the sun all day with me, and skinny.
What do you think will happen on this island if you don’t get rescued soon?
- I have a feeling everyone will get very annoyed with each other. If Jack doesn’t get any meant soon we will all get sick from not getting the right nutrition we need. We might start dying.
Right now Jack and I are not getting along so well. He always thinks he’s the boss of everyone and acting like he’s the leader. I’m the leader not him! He is so rude to piggy and doesn’t do anything productive around the island.

Christina Esparza Schaefer Blog #2

Do you think this is a good island or a bad island?
-I think this a bad and good island; I think it’s good because everyone is so capering and positive, we have a great leader also. The reason I think its bad is because it’s going to get burnt down since the fire got so out of control. Also because everyone is so errant.
2. What is the beastie?
-Beastie is a snake like animal that everyone thinks is going to attack us. I don’t believe there’ a beastie, but if there is ill kill it.
3. What is your plan for being rescued?
-My plan for being rescued is to stay calm and just hope that someone knows were out here. There really isn’t much more we can do.
4. Do you want to be rescued?
-Of course I want to be rescued! I do not want to be on this island with piggy for the rest of my life and be martyred.
5. How did you start a fire and what happens to the fire?
-We started the fire by using Piggy’s glasses. It worked really well. The bad thing is that the fire keeps on getting bigger and bigger, we can’t even control it!
6. What happened to the little boy with a mark on his face?
-The little boy with the mark on his face ran away and got lost. We think he might get caught in the fire and die.
7. How are you different from all the other boys?
-I think that I’m different then all of the other boys because I’m way more officious then everyone and I tell the truth no matter how much it hurt. I also always want my way. Also because everyone is so ebullience, and I’m not.
8. As you go to bed each night, what is going through your head? Are you afraid, excited, indifferent…? What’s going on inside of your head?
-When I go to bed each night I’m just happy that I’m still alive. I am very scared deep inside of me but I can’t show it. Well get out of here soon.

Chapter 1- First blog post

Lord of the Flies Chapter 1 - The Sound of the Shell"
1. Describe the setting of the island.
-The setting of the island if really beautiful! There are lots of colorful rocks, and its very jungle like.
2. What major event has brought you to this island?
- The plane i was in crashed, because of the war that's going on.
3. Introduce yourself and explain your relationship to the other characters (of interest) who have been introduced so far.
- Hi my name is Christina Esparza Schaefer, and if i would have to explain my relationship with Jack i would say it would not be good! It wouldn't be good because in the book so far he sound like a really big jerk who wants to control, and be in charge of everything. I don't really like people who are very controlling. I think i would really like Ralph because he seems really smart, down to earth, and fin to be around.
4. Why are there no adults on this island?
- I don't think there are any adults on this island because in the plane were only kids.
5. What powers does a person holding the conch have?
- The person that has the conch has the power to have everyone on the island know where they are with the loud sound it makes.
6. What is the choir’s job? How do you feel about the boys in the choir?
- The choirs job is to be the hunters. I don't really like the boys in the choir because it seems like they are the followers of Jack.
1. Who do you want to be the leader on the island? Why?
- At the moment I'm very pleased with Ralph being the leader on the island. I'm happy because he has a lot of power since he is the owner of the conch. I'm also pleased because he is way nicer then Jack.