Sunday 28 April 2013

The Beast Within Us

Found poem from William Golding's novel Lord of the Flies
Page 19-36, 83-103, 118-147

The Beast
A dark thing
Some sort of animal
A hunter

Where could a beast live?
The beast doesn't leave tracks
Maybe the beast won't come near us

Ralph saw it first
He still says he saw the beastie
The creature stepped from mirage
And went away again

We were going to look for the beast
The beast was harmless and horrible
Maybe it's only us

There rose the picture of a human
Fancy thinking the Beast was something you could hunt and kill
The beast disguised itself
You're a beast

You knew
Didn't you?
I'm part of you
Only me
Aren't you afraid of me?


Thursday 4 April 2013

Found Poetry In Lord of the Flies

This is an island
Beyond that, the sea was dark blue
Blue of all shades
Polished waters
Dazzling

The open space
The perspective of the beach to a point at infinity
The whelming sea and sweet air
At midday, the sun gazed down
If not happily, at least with absorbed attention

Life was so full
To believe in the reality of the island
Work, play, and good right through the day
They accepted the pleasures

Then darkness
Dark with violent pleasure
there was no light left of the stars
Be frightened if you like
Maybe there is a beast
Maybe it's only us


CREDITS

The poem was a group effort with each individual member contributing lines and verses.

Ocean noises - Sara Zhang
Storyboard    - Henry Kim and Darren Kim
Animation and Software - Peter Shen and Mason Lee