Ralph is able to persuade the other boys that they will be saved by sharing with them that his father is a navy captain. He tells them that the queen has a room with maps that show every island in the world.
Because they depend on Ralph to take care of them.
During the second asembly the littlun with the mulberry coloured birth mark on his face raised the subject of the snake-thing. Although the boys mocked the littlun many of them felt a distinct sense of unease. Ralph boosted their morale and raised their spirits by telling them that he'd decided that they wanted to have fun and they wanted to get rescued. This simple statement shifted the boys attention away from the idea of beasts in the dark jungle and focused them instead on positive thoughts. Ralph lifted the boys spirits further when he said, "We want to be rescued; and of course we shall be rescued."
The boys light the island on fire to drive Ralph out of the forest. Marines/army people see it and go to the shore where Ralph runs into one. He thinks they are crazy boys playing a game, but Ralph just breaks down and cries, along with the others. Crying for the innocence they lost on the island.
The fire is the boys' only hope of rescue from the island. When the boys go hunting and instead of minding the fire as Ralph instructed them to do, a ship passes by the island. Had the fire been lit, the people on the ship may have seen the signal and rescued the boys. This is why Ralph is angry; the other boys' disobediance ruined his chance of escaping the island.
Ralph wishes for a sign that they will be rescued. Unfortunately, the sign that they get is a dead pilot, who serves to become part of the "Beast," which ultimately causes them to become more and more savage.
The two goals that Ralph identifies among the boys are to have fun and to be rescued.
make a fire on the hill.
When they are rescued in "Lord of the Flies," Ralph claims to be the chief as he is the protagonist who tried to maintain order and civilization on the island. However, he is challenged by Jack, who led the boys into savagery and rebellion against Ralph's leadership.
Because they depend on Ralph to take care of them.
the story is told by ralph and the other boys are sentenced to life in prison while the leader is sentenced to death
In "Lord of the Flies," the fire symbolizes the boys' hope of being rescued and returning to civilization. It represents their connection to the outside world and their desire to be saved from the chaos of the island. The fire becomes a beacon of hope that keeps the boys focused on their ultimate goal of getting rescued.
The boys start a forest fire in order to smoke out Ralph and flush him out of hiding. This reckless and destructive method eventually leads to the boys being rescued by a passing Navy officer who sees the smoke signal.
During the second asembly the littlun with the mulberry coloured birth mark on his face raised the subject of the snake-thing. Although the boys mocked the littlun many of them felt a distinct sense of unease. Ralph boosted their morale and raised their spirits by telling them that he'd decided that they wanted to have fun and they wanted to get rescued. This simple statement shifted the boys attention away from the idea of beasts in the dark jungle and focused them instead on positive thoughts. Ralph lifted the boys spirits further when he said, "We want to be rescued; and of course we shall be rescued."
The irony of the fire is that Ralph kept insisting that the fire will get them rescued and Jack didn't care, but in the end, the fire that Jack started was the fire that got them rescued.
When Ralph, Simon and Jack return from climbing the mountain and explain to a meeting of all the boys that they are indeed on an island. Ralph then suggests that in order to increase their chances of being rescued they should build a signal fire on the top of the mountain. All the boys then immediately run off, led by Jack, to build a fire.
Ralph is struggling to remember the fire of rescue because he is caught up in the chaos and savagery of the boys' society on the island in "Lord of the Flies". The boys have descended into madness and violence, making it difficult for Ralph to focus on the hope of being rescued.
The boys light the island on fire to drive Ralph out of the forest. Marines/army people see it and go to the shore where Ralph runs into one. He thinks they are crazy boys playing a game, but Ralph just breaks down and cries, along with the others. Crying for the innocence they lost on the island.