Chapter 4 is a very busy chapter and lots of things happen. Lots of different emotions are expressed and you have to look at each character and their decisions. “You let the fire go out.”
"This repetition made Jack uneasy. He looked at the twins and then
back at Ralph."
This chapter really deals with the conflict between Ralph and Jack. Jack wants the thrill of hunting and the respect that he's given from it. Ralph has taken the role of the leader and he wants himself and the others to be rescued.
Ralph admires and cares about the fire. The fire symbolizes a way home. It represents a way off the island and back into the real world. He doesn't want to stay there forever and his efforts throughout the day go towards keeping organization throughout the island and ensuring that everyone is participating in going home. I'm sure he knows eventually that everyone will want to go home, including Jack.
Jack doesn't see what the fire represents. He thinks it no big deal for it to go out. He doesn't care about it the way Jack does and he might not for a long time. He represents a rebel in the group. Jack wants to rebel and he has the ability to make others follow him regardless of their true feelings.
To Ralph, the fire represents rescue, freedom, and life. However to Jack, the fire represents a fire. Ralph still has some authority and control over Jack. Jack still has a fear of Ralph whether he admits it or not. "No one, not even Jack, would ask him to move and in the end they had to build the fire three yards away and in a place not really as convenient."
"This repetition made Jack uneasy. He looked at the twins and then
back at Ralph."
This chapter really deals with the conflict between Ralph and Jack. Jack wants the thrill of hunting and the respect that he's given from it. Ralph has taken the role of the leader and he wants himself and the others to be rescued. Ralph admires and cares about the fire. The fire symbolizes a way home. It represents a way off the island and back into the real world. He doesn't want to stay there forever and his efforts throughout the day go towards keeping organization throughout the island and ensuring that everyone is participating in going home. I'm sure he knows eventually that everyone will want to go home, including Jack.
Jack doesn't see what the fire represents. He thinks it no big deal for it to go out. He doesn't care about it the way Jack does and he might not for a long time. He represents a rebel in the group. Jack wants to rebel and he has the ability to make others follow him regardless of their true feelings.
To Ralph, the fire represents rescue, freedom, and life. However to Jack, the fire represents a fire. Ralph still has some authority and control over Jack. Jack still has a fear of Ralph whether he admits it or not. "No one, not even Jack, would ask him to move and in the end they had to build the fire three yards away and in a place not really as convenient."
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