Ch.5

Dear Diary,

 

              Ralph decided to call a meeting to get the group back into line. At the meeting, Ralph was very upset with us. He explained how we all fail to follow the groups rules. He tells us how we haven't done anything required of us. He brings up how we fail to gather drinking water, keep the signal fire going, and build shelters.

 

             The next topic at the meeting is the beastie. The littluns speak of how they continue to fear the beastie. Ralph tells them that there is no beastie, and that it doesn’t exist. Jack and I second this, and agreed that the beastie doesn’t exist, and that everyone gets frightened sometimes. The boys neglected to listen to us, and a ripple of fear ran through the crowd.

 

             One  of the littluns told the group how he actually saw the beast. The boy suggests that it might come up from the ocean at night. We was all terrified because of this, and the meeting burst into chaos. Jack told the group that if there was a beast, he and his hunters would kill it. Jack ran off, and all of the boys followed him except Simon, Ralph, and I. Ralph then told us that he is thinking of resigning as leader of the group. In my opinion, if Ralph resigns as leader, then we will all be doomed.

 

Signed,

Piggy