LOTF Chptr 6- Beast from Air

Lord of the Flies
Chapter 6 - Beast From Air
"The Hunt for the Flying Beast"
Perspective - Ralph

1. The sign that they get is the dead aviator who is assumed to be a pilot fighting in World War II and ejected from his plane.
   
   
2. The boys were not aware of this pilot falling out of the sky because it happened at night while everybody was sleeping and Sam and Eric were watching he fire and saw the aviator or “beast.”
   
   
3. Sam and Eric are terrified about the beast as if leviathan had appeared to them. They were very scared thinking that they had come embroiled with the beast. Or at least think they did.
   
   
4. Sam an Eric describes the beast having long claws, sharp teeth, and wings. They explain the beast being a horrid, scary beast.
   
   
5. When we have the meeting and I tell everyone that Sam and Eric have seen the beast, everyone goes waxy with excitement and fear that is interminable. They, lead by Jack, want to just go head on with the beast and react to the thought and fear of becoming embroiled with the beast. But we cannot do that; I try to explain that we do not exactly know what we are dealing with or if what Sam ’n Eric say is really all, or really is what the beast is. We need a plan; of course Jack, in-diffidently, he disagrees with what I say and goes against my word.
   
   
6. I do not think there is a beast because we have not seen one and have not yet seen what Sam ‘n Eric described. The beast has not come out to us and we have checked where they say it was at, but did not see it. I am beginning to think that they had seen something which they mistakenly took as the “beast.”
   
   
7. I feel that my decisions are stronger than anyone else who will try to be leader. Although most everyone agrees with Jack’s opinions, I believe it is because he reacts on his feeling and does not think about any of the consequences.
   
   
8. I am mainly stressed over Jack trying to take my place as leader. With him competing, I must work harder to what the rest of the boys can relate with. One thing I really have to do is make sure that they can understand me and that they know what they must do and what I have to do in order to be their chief.
   
   
9. Sometimes being leader can be hard and I wish that I could appoint someone else. Honestly though, I do not think that anyone else is not yet mature enough to be appointed chief. I do like having the respect that I get and being in charge and having power although there are some down parts about it. But this will happen in all situations no matter what sort of authority you have.