Goodbye, Piggy

We will head up to Castle Rock and ask for Piggy’s glasses like the civilized kids we are and have always been. It sort of scares me because I know Jack is more powerful than we are. He’s got his hunters and the beast on his side; they could defeat us with their eyes closed but I’m determined to give it a try. I’m still the chief! And I want to give Piggy back his sight. We will take the conch with us –to show them that we still have order and give them an impression of authority; we will show them what they have become and that it is incorrect. I guess this is when all I’ve been taught throughout my childhood comes in handy; I will try to make them remember what we were when we first arrived in this island…

Hunters greet us with weapons once we arrive at Castle Rock. They are not the boys I met the first day we were being evacuated; The Lord of The Flies has stolen their identities and souls. I’m scared –not so much for me but for my dear friend Piggy; he’s vulnerable without his specs, he can’t see a thing. Jack appears and I can’t hold my anger in. Violent Jack strikes again and starts a brawl and we begin fighting with the spears. I feel him defeating me –I know we’re not here to fight but I can’t let him win. Suddenly, he asks his hunters to tie Samneric, and they are gone, they are part of his group now.

I can hear Piggy screaming, he’s got the conch in his hands, unable to see what’s happening. I know I have to help him –get his glasses back- but I have to continue fighting. I look up from the vicious brawl and spot Roger on the cliff ready to release a huge boulder, which balances itself on the edge. I see it falling through the air and hit Piggy. The conch breaks into pieces (goodbye order & authority) and Piggy falls to the floor; dead. First Simon, now Piggy; the conch, the signal fire, and everything in between, everything is gone. I will never forgive you Jack. I will never forgive you hunters. And I will absolutely never forgive you stupid beast. I will win this for you Piggy, I promise. 

- Ralph