Blog #1

The sound of the shell

The noise in the jungle

Jack

By: Aziza p.

1. Describe the setting of the island.

I would describe the island as probably very jungle like. It has lots of trees and also has a big mountain where you can see the whole island. There are a lot of ponds and little lakes.

2. What major event has brought you to this island?

Well what happened was I was on a plane and next thing you know I see the back of the plane flying off and after that I ended up on this island.

3. Introduce yourself and explain your relationship to the other characters (of interest) who have been introduced so far. My name is jack Merridew. I am the leader of the choir. So far on this island I have met Ralph (the “president” of the group), piggy (the talkative one in the group), and Simon is one of the boys that was in the choir but now h is going on the expedition with us.

4. Why are there no adults on this island? The reason that there are no adults on the island is because when are plane crashed it went a little too far of the island and ended up drifting off into the ocean.

5. What powers does a person holding the conch have? How do you feel about the conch? The person holding the conch has the power to let anyone know where they are or maybe even to contact with others. I feel that the conch is a powerful tool because if we get lost on out expedition or need help from the other kids on the island we can always blow it to let them know we are in trouble.

6. What is the choir’s job? How do you feel about the boys in the choir? The choir’s job is to hunt for animals and things for the group of boys to eat. I fell that the choir is a very important part of our group now and we have to depend on them to find food and supplies for the group.

7. Why do you feel you should be elected chief? I should have been elected chief because I am a strong leader and I have been the leader of the choir this whole time so I should be able to lead a pack of boys.

8. Why couldn’t you kill the pig? At that time I couldn't kill the pig because I was just noticing that I was about to kill a real live animal and that would pretty much be the same thing as killing a person. I didn’t realize at the time that I would have to kill things every day if I am going to survive on this island.