This is what its like to be depressed, to wander in a desert of despair, barely remembering anything about the beautiful forest. ... My mind raced through confusion and darkness not seeing any light in existence. ... So I wandered in my desert, occasionally glancing back toward the forest I once knew. ... In mine there is a vast chasm that you reach when youve wandered too far away from the forest. ... I will remain in the forest as well as I can. ...

• Word Count: 1549
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

During the chanting and wild dancing, "A thing was crawling out of the forest. ... They decide that their only choice is to go to Castle Rock to make Jack's tribe see the light, because without his glasses, Piggy is almost blind. ... Ralph blows the Conch, and Jack and some hunters come out from the forest. ... The other boys begin to appear from the forest. ...

• Word Count: 1983
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School