It was finally exposed one night when Steve was supposed to pick my mother and the kids up from school. He did not show up on time, in fact he did not show up for three hours after the time he was supposed to. ... I would baby-sit, mow yards, and sometimes take care of animals for the lady down the street from me. ...
Jack makes sure to differentiate between fear and the beast; an animal on the island. ... Golding hints that these children, their fear, is what brings the supposed beast to life, their true savage side to life; "course there isn't a beast in the forest. ...
My mother has spent endless nights in the hospital with me, screaming at doctors because they are doctors, and they are supposed to know what is wrong. ... When I finally started getting better, my mother and I took all of the kids stuffed animals to remember me because I wasn't going to be there anymore. ...
Joe had to manage everything around him, and Janie was just another person that was supposed to obey him. ... Tea Cake's subsequent death is a good case of someone having no control of the situation, he was so sick and corrupted from the rabid dog bite that he was like an animal, and Janie was forced to shoot him. ...
