Lord of the Flies~Jounal Entry #4

Chapter: Ideas
Piggy’s Journal

Late tonight, Ralph called a meeting. A few minutes before he called it, he had been yelling about something like no order and some other things that I didn’t care about, in a discursive manner. I was only paying attention to Jack, who was being so mean to me, and who, without decorum, didn’t give me any of the pig that was caught. I thanked Simon for the meat, but also felt bad for him because of Jack. I slowly trudged along to the meeting, and I finally didn’t jump at the sound of the conch. I guess I’m getting used to living this way.
If we could have made a sun dial we could tell what time it was and I wouldn’t get so used to the island, but Ralph never listens to my ideas. Even though he never listens to me, at least he doesn’t hate me like Jack does. Ralph used some of my ideas at the meeting though!!!!!! It made me so happy that he did. He said that we should not have the fire anywhere else besides of the mountain. It was my idea, whether he admits it or not, because I told him that some kids were playing with the fire and that they were getting hurt.
He surprisingly had some other good ideas, too. He explained about how we should have a designated lavatory spot, and he set down the rules. I’ve seen him set down some rules before, but never like this. If Jack were to hold a meeting like this, it would be about something ludicrous, like hunting, and how I don’t matter. To me, he sounded like he was saying the rules tempestuously.
After all of the rules talk, we started talking about the beastie. I don’t believe in it because it’s scientifically impossible. The littluns are still afraid, and their lamentation is clearly heard at night, but I’m afraid of what Jack would say if I tried to tell them how impossible it is. Then they came up with the theory that it comes out of the water, but how can everyone forget what our parents told us about monsters? Things are getting a little bit out of hand, and maybe they should listen to me a little bit more because me and Ralph are way more intelligent.