Custom Prompt

Prompt: In honor of Lord of the Flies, choose one of these objects that you would rather be the only thing you have with you on a stranded island with: a box, a trashcan, or a book. Why did you choose the item you chose? What would you do with it? Why didn't you choose the other two?

Personally, I would choose the trashcan. This way, I could collect anything I could or needed to from the island in an organized way. I could collect leaves and wood in the bin to burn. I could carry supplies that I would need to make shelter and things like that. If worst comes to worst, I could stay dry by putting the trashcan over my head. There are many ways I could utilize the trashcan, more so than the other two items.

The book and box still have advantages for them. The box would probably be my second choice, as it does pretty much the same thing as the trashcan, but is smaller. Something that it can do that the trashcan can't is being burned. So if I ran out of things to burn, I could turn to the box. Still, size would play a part on how much I could carry in one trip. The book can't carry (large) things, but still has some value. It could help me pass the time so I don't go crazy with nothing to do. I could burn the pages if I needed to. Writing on the pages could help me count how long I was on the island. Overall, I still think the trashcan would have the most value.