Question

LORD OF THE FLIES PLZ HELP Write a journal entry by Ralph, once he is home from the island. You need to make sure you take into consideration his character traits and the way he felt while he was chief. The journal entry could be a way for him to work through his feelings while on the island. Make sure you capture his various emotions. Watch your grammar and spelling. You should run the journal entry through the grammar and spell checker once you complete it. Your journal entry must be between 300-400 words. Remember that journal entries will have a date.

Answer 1

8 May 1950

It was a crazy time being on the island with just schoolboys. We were on the plane to escape the war, but we had our own war. Many people think that children are innocent, that we are not capable of murder and brutal violence. But we are capable of such things. We can be savage. I desperately wanted to be civilised, building huts and trying to get rescued from the island. But in the end, I was one of them. I killed a boar yet I felt thrilled and was partly responsible for Simon’s death. I am ashamed of how evil I have become and can be.

I miss the civilised and responsible child I once was. But even though I have lost my childhood innocence and have seen more brutality than I could have ever imagined, I have never really lost who I am. I am still the Ralph that holds onto civilisation, and in some ways, I am still a chief. Leadership post-island life will be different as this time, I have a keen understanding of our human nature. And I want to be a better person to honour the death of my dear friends.