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What did Ralph keep saying the fire needed to get attention?
Ralph means this literally and figuratively, because he wants them to keep the signal fire going so they can get rescued. Making a fire and having someone watch it is one of the first rules Ralph makes. It is one of the ways he shows his authority, and in some ways he is right.
What did Ralph say about the fire?
Ralph says: “We’ve got to have special people for looking after the fire.” (58). But he doesn’t order them at first. In fact, Jack offers his hunters to be the watchers: “Ralph, I’ll split up the choir–my hunters, that is–into groups, and we’ll be responsible for keeping the fire going–” (59).
Is a fire essential to rescue or is Ralph as obsessed with keeping the fire going as Jack is with hunting?
Ralph knows that keeping a signal fire going is their only hope at rescue. Jack, conversely, seems to have forgotten all about rescue. He has become obsessed with hunting pigs, but more importantly, killing one.
Why did Ralph start a fire?
Ralph had been hiding from Jack’s tribe, so some of Jack’s boys lit a fire to force Ralph out into the open so they could find him and kill him. The signal fire that was lit for the purpose of rescue is now being used for savagery and murder, and it is this murderous fire that symbolically rages out of control.
What page does Ralph talk about the fire?
In Chapter 4, Ralph angrily realizes that Jack and his hunters let the signal fire burn out while hunting a pig.
Why do the boys need fire What did the boys use to start fire?
In Lord of the Flies, the boys make a fire using Piggy’s glasses. The glasses allow them to magnify the sun’s rays enough to ignite tinder and start a…
What happens when Ralph suggests having a fire how do they make a fire?
In Chapter 2, Ralph mentions that it is important for the boys to build a signal fire so that passing ships will stop to rescue them. A strong wind ends up blowing sparks from the fire towards more brushwood down the side of the mountain, and a massive forest fire ignites.
Who started the fire in Lord of the Flies?
After Jack steals Piggy’s glasses to start the fire on the mountain in Chapter Two, it quickly grows out of control. The huge pile of dead and rotten wood “yielded passionately” to the flames, which grew twenty feet in height.