Lord of the Flies

I am currently reading Lord of the Flies by William Golding.  Were I last left off Simon, Jack and Ralph had just decided to walk up to the highest point of the Island to find out if it actually is an Island and to see if anyone lives on it.  I liked the authors technique of calling the Island an Island even before we even knew it was an Island.  This foreshadowing made us know that the trip would be for nothing.  The boys return from the walk to tell the others that they could see know people on the island and that it is in fact an island.  The idea of rescue is brought up.  The boys decided that to make sure that all ships see them they will light a fire at the top of the hill.  All of the kids run to the top and make a huge pile of wood.  But, when the pile is made the boys realize that they have nothing to light a fire with, until one of them suggests using Piggy's glasses.  This works, but the fire quickly spreads into the trees and then dies down.  Then Piggy tries to find one young kid but cannot find him.  Then, the boys realize that some boys were still in the woods collecting wood.  This shows the unorganized community that the boys have started.  I predict that what will come next in the book is a small census to keep track of all the kids, and some more rules.  This book is very good so far, and I am excited to continue it.