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These broken glasses represent Piggy’s

This black eye represents the moment when the boys were going savage. Specifically, when they killed Simon, thinking it was the beast. In this action-packed scene, they chant, “Kill the beast! Cut his throat! Spill his blood! Do him in!(185)”

This fire represents how Ralph‘s first priority was to keep the fire going, therefore increasing the chances of being saved. He goes on to say,“The fire’s the most important thing. Without the fire we can’t be rescued...(142)”

This island represents the real life version of the book who lived on an island, waiting for rescue. CBS news describes it as, “…it’s a tale of a group of schoolboys stranded on a remote and deserted island for more than 15 months.”