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They quarreled about the rules. When Piggy held the conch, Jack interfered. And that made Ralph unhappy with the way it is as Jack refused to follow the rules.

As a result, Ralph and Jack started to quarrel. And it gives us a clue about what will happen between Ralph and Jack.

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They argue about hunting and the rules. As Ralph was arguing with Jack, Piggy stepped forward and this made Jack to rebel against Piggy.

Ralph stood behind, watching them argue.

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'...maybe there is a beast.'

(pg 110)

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'What I mean is...maybe it's only us.'

(pg 111)

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This chapter shows how the behaviour changes, the boys were not serious about anything but hunting.

It is ironic that children were very innocent and decent but the novel shows how children can change individually. For example, the littluns.

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The beast scared the boys on the island. The beast is imaginary as there isn't any proof that the beast exists. But Simon realizes why the boys had feared the beast because it exists within each of them.

To sum up, The boys’ behaviour is what brings the beast into existence, so the more savagely the boys act, the more real the beast seems to become.

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Piggy's glasses was used to light up the fire in order to get rescued. Without the glasses, the boys would not be able to light up a fire.

His glasses represent the power of science and intellectual endeavour in society.

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The island, once civilized, became a nightmare. The boys on the island, once innocent, were driven to hunting, and killing, following Jack. Jack, who represents evil, he also represents savagery.

Selfish and out of control, the boys on the island became wild, and barbaric.

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The island is civilized when the conch was blown. Rules were made, and Ralph became the leader of the group. With the leader's representation, it shows how the island was governed.

The island represents a country and it is civilized when laws and orders were made. Unfortunately, the civil on the island gradually fades, when the island became different to the boys on the island.

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The fire represents hope and danger. The fire was created in order for the boys to get rescued. They had hoped to get rescued but in the end, the fire got out of control and the fire became dangerous. From the beginning of the story, the fire had consumed a little boy.

The fire was lit many times but no one had attended to the fire to keep watch. They failed to get rescued.

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The conch shell represents authority, democracy, law and order. It is used to call for assemblies and only the person holding it can speak. The conch shell becomes a powerful symbol for civilization as it effectively governs the boys.

As the story progresses, the conch shell gradually loses control of the boys on the island. The boys do not listen to the calls and that is the reason why the symbolism of order slowly disappear.

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The Platform described in chapter 5 plays a role in 'governing'. It is where the meetings were held and where Ralph was voted to be leader.

Without the platform, there is no government or ruler. In Chapter 5, the meeting became noisy with laughter and shouting.

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Civilisation And Savagery

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The boys, littluns, including the hunters, represent the followers. They follow what they were told to do.

They had their fears, and became scared when one of them claimed to have seen a beast. But Jack, assured them that he would hunt the beast and kill it, which made the boys persuaded by him.

The hunters care about hunting, just like Jack. They follow Jack, without thinking of what good would come.

The boys were not very serious about getting rescued. Hence, they lost their innocence when the civilization slowly corrupts.

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Piggy represents intelligence, and common sense. He is the most physically vulnerable of all the boys, despite his greater intelligence.

Piggy clings onto Ralph, acting as his advisor. Piggy is intelligent, as he has been suggesting to Ralph about creative things that is helpful for the boys on the island.

Piggy has glasses, which is a symbol in the story. Piggy is blind without it. His glasses helped by lighting up the fire when the boys needed it.

In this chapter, Piggy says that beasties do not exist. And he is loyal, as he followed the rules no matter what.

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The antagonist who represents savagery and desire for power. Jack also represents evil and savagery. His only main interest is hunting. His desire to hunt gradually urged him to master the skill to kill other living things.

He was confident that he proclaimed that he and his hunters will hunt the beast and kill it. His offer to kill the beast led to Ralph's authority.

His aggressive, self-assured behaviour becomes more appealing to the boys. He has the skill to persuade the boys about hunting.

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The protagonist who represents order and leadership.

In this chapter, Ralph thinks about the qualities of being chief and how he can fulfil the role. He holds an assembly to get everyone to take their responsibilities seriously. He called the assembly not for fun, but for business.

But the boys did not listen to what Ralph says, and continued to giggle. Ralph loses his confidence when the boys followed Jack. He could not bring himself to summon everyone back, and he loses hope in not getting rescued.