Throughout the novel, the characters could not communicate effectively. This was shown when Ralph and Jack agreed that they should make a signal fire. But later on in the novel Jack and the hunters forgot about the signal fire. Ralph was angry with Jack because he “let the …show more content…
This is shown in the novel for many reasons. One is that it demonstrates that the character’s communication is poor. Another one is whatever perspective a text is written in is the only way to read it. The final one is the atmosphere created by the characters showcases the breakdown of communication in their society. From this, a person can see that communication is the foundation of any civilization. To conclude, the communication lost on the island is only a small example of what could happen. Communication is not done well on a day to day basis. What people do not realize is that the majority of communication is listening. If more people listened there would be less disagreement, like in the novel, and civilization would not fall