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Piggy Journal Entry

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Entry 1
Start page:1
End page:20
Setting: The beach of the island
Characters: Ralph(a fair skinned boy), Piggy(the fat boy), Johnny(a very young boy), Sam and Eric(twins), Choir boys, Merridew, and many other boys.
Summary: Ralph along with a plane full of boys have just crashed on to this island, everyone is scattered, so initially Ralph and Piggy are the only two boys. The beach is very hot and the boys go for a swim in a lagoon. After there swim they find a seashell they can use as a horn. Slowly boys from all over begin to appear and all sit in front of Ralph as Piggy learns there names. A group of choir boys approach the group, with their leader being a boy named Merridew.

Entry 2
Start page:21
End page:40
Setting: The island, the beach on the island, and a mountain on the island
Characters: Ralph, Piggy, Jack Merridew, Maurice, Johnny, Eric and Sam, Roger, Bill, Robert, Harold, Henry, Simon,
Summary: Ralph decide the boys should explore the island to make sure it truly is an island. Ralph, Jack, and Simon set off to explore the island with Piggy reluctantly staying behind. They climb up a mountain towards the middle of the island where they can tell they truly are …show more content…

Simon is in the woods and sees the pigs head on stick, it then starts talking to him. He is supposedly the “lord of the flies” and promises Simon he is going to have some fun with the boys, Simon then faints. Simon awakens and stumbles up the mountain, where he finds the beast is actually the dead parachutist. He then goes as quickly as he can to inform the others. Ralph's tribe go to Jacks tribes party. Jack is like a king and gives many of his other boys orders. Jack gives Piggy and Ralph food. Jack then asks if anyone else wants to join the tribe and many do. It begins to rain, but Jack’s tribe begins to dance, and then spot a figure they think is the beast, they kill it. It was

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