Some of the hunters were in charge of the signal fire. The hunters thought it was more important to be hunting for food instead of wasting time watching a fire. So they let the fire go out, at the same time a ship passes by the island. Ralph notices that the fire is out and runs up the mountain to try to get it going quick again so they can be rescued. Ralph is furious to find out why the fire went out and it starts a fight between him and Jack. :)
Ralph.
When the signal fire goes out
The signal fire went out when Jack made Samneric leave the fire duty to go hunting. It also goes out when Samneric "see the beast".
Jack and the hunters were suppose to watch the fire, but instead they went hunting. The fire went out and there was no signal, failing to signal the ship.
In Lord of the Flies the fire was used for it's smoke, to create a signal in the hope of being rescued, (which was more Ralph's desire for fire) where as Jack used the fire just as a cooking fire.
Ralph.
When the signal fire goes out
Jack and his tribe of hunters were responsible for moving the fire in "Lord of the Flies" as they prioritized hunting and their own desires over maintaining the signal fire for rescue.
Piggy finds the spectacles in Lord of the Flies. He uses them to start the signal fire and later relies on them to see clearly.
In "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding, the responsibility of maintaining the first signal fire falls on the character named Jack. He is one of the main antagonists in the novel and takes charge of the hunters group on the island.
The signal fire went out when Jack made Samneric leave the fire duty to go hunting. It also goes out when Samneric "see the beast".
Piggy was the one who suggested moving the fire to the beach in "Lord of the Flies." He believed that keeping a signal fire burning on the beach was crucial for attracting passing ships that could rescue them.
The signal fire thus functions as a kind of measurement of the strength of the civilized instinct remaining on the island.
The signal fire thus functions as a kind of measurement of the strength of the civilized instinct remaining on the island.
Jack and the hunters were suppose to watch the fire, but instead they went hunting. The fire went out and there was no signal, failing to signal the ship.
Ralph says this line in "Lord of the Flies." It is a reflection of the desperation and fear that the boys feel as they struggle to maintain a signal fire on the island to attract rescue.
In "Lord of the Flies," the children are saved when a naval officer arrives on the island after witnessing the fire that the boys set to signal for help. The officer rescues the boys from the chaos and violence that had consumed them during their time stranded on the island.