

They expect the fire to bring it over, but they realize the hunters let the fire die. While the other boys hunt, Ralph and Piggy spot a ship. This control helps the boys create order when they start out. They control the fire, and as such it should help them greatly. Ralph’s idea sets up a system of watching the fire that should lead to the boys eventual rescue. If a ship comes near the island they may not notice us.We must make a fire” (Golding 38).The boys decide to take their rescue into their own hands, putting it on themselves to control a factor of their rescue. Ralph speaks up with an idea: “We can help them to find us. The shell in Lord of the Flies represents rules, …show more content… Landing on the island, the boys discuss the possibility of rescue. The conch shell, the beast, and the fire, help to illustrate that if society exists without order, then chaos will ensue, and society will crumble. At the end of the story, order is completely gone, and if not for getting rescued at the last moment, then the mayhem that takes over the island would be permanent. However, that order soon goes away, as fear and destruction take over. The boys, especially Ralph and Piggy, make a system of rules based around a fire and a conch shell. In Lord of the Flies by William Golding, a plane crash strands a group of British schoolboys on an island. Show More Order is walking on a tightrope the leader must stay in control or what is once successful, ends up toppling over.
