Work, work, and work is all Ralph, Simon, and Piggy ever do anymore. Together they built huts on the beach and had barely any help. The littluns and Jack helped at the beginning, but they quit and went hunting…again. This shows the whole group starting to separate into two, with Jack vs. Ralph.
This chapter describes the littluns as “insects.” Even though Golding does not mention this in one sentence comparing the two is a simile. In a way, the littluns are like insects because of the way they run around and the way they are to little to do anything important in the book. Just like flies they are too small to do anything.
As one of the questions is on the study guide we received the rhythm of life on the island would be loud, unsteady, and unorganized. Since the boys have started to split into to two groups there is tension between them. They are constantly trying to be better than the other group. They fight and compete with one another, but there is no one to win over on the island. The fighting is simply pointless.
Fire is the only source of hope they have left on the island. If the fire goes out, the boys go out of control. Of course, when the time comes Jack is in charge of the fire he decides to go hunting and he lets the fire go out. A boat goes by and they lose their chance at being rescued because of Jack. In my opinion, it is completely Jack’s fault for them not being rescued yet. He let the fire go out and because of that the boys’ hope is lost.
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