Brandon Wegenke

George: Hi my name is George

Ralph: Nice to meet you George, I am Ralph.

George: I have a brother and his name is Lennie and he is mentally handicapped. He is such a hard person to take care of. I find my self struggling to take care of him and being accountable for his actions

Ralph: I know how you feel George. I feel like I am in charge of all the kids on this deserted island where my plane crashed. I struggle every day maintaining order and making sure that all the kids are safe.

George: Oh is that true. Are there just kids on the island because you are quit young to be in charge?

Ralph: Yes there are only kids and I am one of the oldest so the kids look up to me.

George: Oh that is very interesting Ralph.

Ralph: It is very hard to make sure that order is present because there is someone else on the island that opposes me and his name is Jack.

George: Oh tell me more please?

Ralph: I sure will George. Jack is a rebel and he does not like the way that I am running things and he tries to make everyone follow him whenever possible. Jack and I have a struggle of who holds power every time that there is a meeting. I was voted the leader of the group but Jack lacks to see this and he tries to destroy any power that I have implemented.

George: Wow! That is very interesting. Lennie is my exact opposite as well. The only difference is that Lennie depends on my leadership. Unlike Jack, without me Lennie would be lost. I say this because Lennie has a disability and he looks to me for a sense of guidance and at times even protection; even though he doesn't need that last part because he is a really big person and has a lot of strength.

Ralph: You know what George. That is a very interesting point that you just made. I wish that there was someone on this island that is like Lennie because if there was people would maybe follow his direction and follow me instead of Jack. I feel that there has been a power shift in camp and I think that it's because I am more worried about getting us rescued. While Jack is more focused on surviving and going on hunts.

George: I feel Ralph that if you were to talk to Jack and say listen if me and you were to join together maybe we could share the power and try to show the kids that they can look up to us for advice, guidance and leadership. Also, if you do that you guys could both work together in getting the food and eventually getting rescued.
Ralph: I already have tried talking to Jack but he is just so consumed in killing this beast that he is thinking really irrationally. He just wants to have all the power to himself and he doesn't listen to anyone but himself.

George: Lennie also thinks very irrationally sometimes to and it really does take its tole one me. I find it very hard to gain the respect of other people that I run into because they all think that I am a nobody because all my time is centered around taking care of this poor person. I feel like I have no power with the people I work for and I feel like everyone looks down upon me and it really gets to me sometimes.

Ralph: I can really relate to how you feel George. It is my responsibility to take care of all of the people on this island and it is a struggle every day to maintain my power within this group of people. It really does take a tole on you.

George: I know I just wish that someone of a higher standard then me could feel how you and I do because then they would see what we have to go through on a daily basis and maybe they would understand what we are up against.

Ralph: Right now on this island everyone is obsessed with hunting and trying to get food. They all get such a huge rush from killing animals that it is sickening to me. I just wish that people would focus more on getting rescued and act more rationally then what they are right now.

George: Ralph, there is a power struggle everywhere you look in life. Most of the time you cannot control how much power that you have. Power is always being shifted one way or the other and it has an impact on your life in a numerous amount of ways. I fight so hard everyday to try and gain more power so I can have a higher place in this society. It is a fight that you will never be able to win and is one that you hang onto if you ever do have any amount of power.

Ralph: You know what George, I agree with you 100% and I wish that people would think more like you. Power is so hard to obtain let alone maintain.

George: What do you mean?

Ralph: What I mean by that is power is so very hard to get. You have to work so hard to get enough power to mean anything to anyone in life. Then once you get that power it is so tough to try and keep it because people are always going to come after that power and try to take it away from you.

George: You are exactly right Ralph and I think that you have a firm understanding on the concept of power and the struggle that you have to go through in order to obtain that power. Then once you have that power you understand how hard it is to maintain it and I feel that is why me and you are so understanding of each other as well.

Ralph: Thanks a lot George, if you need anything you can hit me up on my Twitter.
George: Okay Ralph. Thank you a lot for your time and I will talk to you soon.

Ralph: Take it easy George, I will look forward to talking to you again.