Ch. 2
- Ralph calls another meeting by blowing the conch.
- When all the children are together, he tells them that they are on an uninhabited island and there is a lot of fruit and other things to eat.
- He says that since there are no grown-ups, they will have to look after themselves. He tells them that if they remain calm, they can survive until they are rescued.
- Jack adds in by mentioning the pig, and Ralph tells them that they need hunters to get meat.
- Ralph declares that they need to have some rules.
- The first rule is that whoever has the conch may speak and no one else.
- Piggy tries to make everyone realize the seriousness of their situation, but no one seems ready to be serious about being stranded on the marvelous island paradise.
- Their attention is taken away by a young boy who says that he saw a snake like animal a "beastie" they call it, and he says he has seen in the woods. Ralph and the older boys try to comfort him and explain he has probably had a nightmare. Many of the boys though start feeling uneasy.
- The boys decide to build a fire signal on the top of the mountain to attract the attention of some passing ship or airplane. In sudden excitement, all the boys run up the hill leaving only Ralph and Piggy on the beach.
- Piggy is appalled with their juvenile behavior.
- Ralph dashes after the others and then Piggy follows slowly.
- On the mountaintop, the children excitedly collect dry and rotten wood.
- Once the pile of wood is ready, they realize they have no matches to make the fire. Jack proposes using Piggy's glasses and disrespectfully grabs them off his face.
- Piggy complains about the senseless haste of the boys, they refuse to listen and ridicule him
- After the fire has died down, the boys hold a meeting on the mountaintop, and it is determined that Jack's hunters will be in charge for keeping the fire burning.
- Piggy points out that the little boy with the mark on his face, the one who beforehand brought up the "beastie", is missing. The boys are filled with fear and shame.
Ch. 3
- Jack is alone in the jungle hunting pigs through the bushes. He has a sharpened spear, but when he sees a pig, it gets away from him.
- Frustrated by his pointless search, he returns to the beach.
- Ralph is trying to build shelters for the children. He is frustrated because the huts keep falling down. The children are not being serious about working hard, and he has only Simon’s help.
- Ralph is concerned about the fear of the children, who have unpleasant dreams and cry out at night.
- Ralph hints to Jack that the hunters should help in building shelters rather than roaming the jungle.
- This statement irritates Jack; he thinks that finding food is just as important as building shelter.
- Ralph tries to enlighten his reasoning behind the building project, but there is anger between the two boys.
- They seem confused by their constant disagreement and joint hatred of one another, but they try to lessen the tension of the moment by going swimming.
- After calming down in the lagoon, Jack continues hunting and Ralph continues his work on the huts.
- Simon wanders off into the jungle by alone; he finds a place where there is an open space with flowers, butterflies flying around, and birds cheeping.
B.) Piggy
Piggy is a chubby boy with a little button nose. He is very friendly and people seem to confuse that with being annoying. He strives for people to actually take in and listen to what he ahs to say. He has glasses which become very useful in making fire and he is barely given the credit he deserves. His asthma does not allow him to keep up with the other boys like he would like to, but he deals with it.
C.) Need for Social Order
The theme has been developed further because Piggy’s need for social order is becoming more obvious, and the whole groups need for social order is as well. The boys think being on this island all alone is all fun and games and they need to quickly realize it’s not in order for them to survive. Their need for order is becoming greater and greater and the story progresses because they keep messing up along the way which is decreasing their chances of successful living.
D.) Conch Shell- It is a deep cream color and touched hear and there with a light pink. It is eighteen inches with a slight spiral twist. It has a whole at the tip which had been worn away. Piggy and Ralph discovered it during their first few minutes on the island. The conch is used at first to join everyone together on the island. It then for who ever has it in their possession may speak at a meeting and everyone must listen and no one shall interrupt except for Ralph. The conch and Ralph and kind of inter twined, they just go together. Everyone has respect for conch and Ralph.
Fire- The fire is an essential for the boys to survive on the island. It in a big stack of dead logs and such and when the boys want to make the smoke heavier they would add green plants onto it. It is blazing and deep shades of reds, oranges, and yellows. The fire at first was a good thing but soon Piggy bring to the attention that they have other things that need to be done rather than start and put out fires.
