Ralph heavily expresses the importance of the signal fire saying, “The fire is the important thing on the island. How can we we ever be rescued except by luck, if we don't keep a fire going?” (80). Without the fire the boys the can’t return home, but the hunters don’t careless and do not want to keep it going they think the pigs have more value than the smoke. The boys keep letting the fire go out and don't ever get rescued until the end, because of a large fire the hunters started. Ralph had the right idea the whole time, but no one cared. The signal fire served a bigger purpose than just fire, it meant rescue, away from this savage
Ralph heavily expresses the importance of the signal fire saying, “The fire is the important thing on the island. How can we we ever be rescued except by luck, if we don't keep a fire going?” (80). Without the fire the boys the can’t return home, but the hunters don’t careless and do not want to keep it going they think the pigs have more value than the smoke. The boys keep letting the fire go out and don't ever get rescued until the end, because of a large fire the hunters started. Ralph had the right idea the whole time, but no one cared. The signal fire served a bigger purpose than just fire, it meant rescue, away from this savage