I was getting completely fed up with the boys behavior at this point. There was almost no order left and none of the boys did what they were told. I decided to gather the boys so I blew the conch shell and they all gathered on the beach. I tried to discipline them by scolding them for not doing their jobs. I told them that they haven't been building shelters, maintaining the signal fire, or using the designated toilet area. I told them I was fed up with their disobedience, but all they seemed to care about was the imaginary monsters and beasties they keep talking about. The boys begin to talk about the beastie and suggest that it comes out of the water at night and all the boys are frightened at this idea and leave the meeting.
I found out that in the middle of the night, military planes fight over the island. Sam and Eric, who are supposed to be in charge of the signal fire, fell asleep. Because they fell asleep, the fire is not big enough for the planes to see them. Also, a man fell down from one of the planes dead and landed in a tree and got caught up by his parachute. I was furious that the boys fell asleep and failed to keep a signal fire going. Sam and Eric claimed to me that the man was killed by a monster. I called a meeting and told the boys that we would set out on a hunt for the monster. We went out on a hunt and explored parts of the island we had never seen before. We looked in a serious of caves and just as I suspected, there was no monster. I command the other boys to return and keep the signal fire going while Jack and I kept looking.
I think this is going to be the turning point in the story. It is changing from there being order among the boys to there being chaos and nobody getting any work done. Golding does a very good job at showing the reality of what would happened if young boys tried to start a society. He shows how they would be intuitive at first but eventually just be too lazy to get any work done. I felt a personal connection to Ralph and his frustration towards the others boys lack of effort. He was trying his best to keep order and have everybody get their jobs done but they wont listen. I feel this way sometimes in group projects, sports, and even gym class. It is very difficult to be a single leader among a bunch of people who done care and just put all of the responsibilities in your hands.
"All this I meant to say. Now I've said it. You voted me for chief. Now you do what I say." Ralph says this to the boys in their meeting in chapter five. He is fed up with their laziness and their slacking on the jobs. He is telling them that they chose him to be leader so they have to listen to him. He is in charge and therefore they must do what he says. I agree with Ralph and think that it is the boys responsibility to do what Ralph says because they voted for him to be leader and not Jack or anybody else.
