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Lord Of The Flies Fire Quotes

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I think that the signal fire represents the boys on the island saving out in hope that they will eventually be rescued. Jack and the others stop caring so much because I think they believe they will be there forever but Ralph cares so much about it. He is scared of being on the island forever so he focuses so much on the fire in hope of being saved. “They let the bloody fire out.” (pg.71) Ralph is furious at Jack for letting the fire out, scared that this was their only time to be rescued. I also think that it represents survival as fire ends up being how they get rescued and fire stays prominent throughout the novel. The way they are rescued ends up not actually being through the signal fire but because of them trying to kill Ralph and smoking

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