In this chapter Ralph uses the same shell to call the group of boys and host a meeting. In this meeting they talk about means of survival and how to attract attention and let people know that they are stranded on this island. Since the group of boys contained ages from about 6 to 12 there were many thought going on in the children's heads wether they would all eventually make it out of this island. In this chapter the author deeply emphasises on Ralph's leadership qualities and his ability to make decisions and make the whole group agree to his ideas. The author also makes the reader aware that Ralph does not make all the decisions on his own, he listens to other people and their thoughts on what should be done. Like in this chapter, Jack (the leader of the hunting group), lets Ralph know about the a pig that is stuck in the jungle, to this Ralph agrees that Jack should kill the animals in the jungle so that they have food to eat and survive on. The second decision Ralph makes is about them being stranded on the island. He makes Jack in charge for making a huge fire on a cliff where passing ships can see that they are in a state of emergency. Till this point, nobody wants to listen to Piggy's ideas and nobody really likes him except for Ralph. Everybody makes fun of his appearance and his nickname. Jack is one of the main boys who bullies Piggy the most. The other boys look at Jack and do the same to Piggy. This adds to the development of Jacks character of being more of a bully/
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