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   At the beginning of Chapter 5 Ralph is trying to get his thoughts together about the assembly he must call.

   “He found himself understanding the wearisomeness of this life, where every path was an improvisation and a considerable part of one’s waking life was spent watching one’s feet.” He is determined that the meeting “must not be fun, but business.” He wanders past the bathing pool and contemplates their meeting place (called “the platform”).

   Ralph blows the conch and all the boys assemble. He begins the meeting by trying to make the boys see that this is going to be a serious assembly. He gripes at them that as a group they keep making suggestions and rules, but few carry them out. Ralph complains that there is a lack of fresh water and the poor conditions of the huts as examples. His attempt to establish a lavatory where the tide can cleanse the mess is interrupted by the littluns laughing at the mention of their loose bowels.

    

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   Posted by ladyvols1 on Monday January 26, 2009 at 7:09 PM