After exploring the island, Ralph's top priority is starting a signal fire so that the boys can be rescued by a passing ship. How do the others react to Ralph’s insistence that they start a fire? What does this demonstrate about Ralph's leadership abilities?

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1.     Many times during the novel, Piggy insists that others respect the conch and what the conch means. Indeed, right up until his death at Castle Rock, he tries to get the other boys to listen to him by shouting, “I got the conch!” How is Piggy’s unbending belief in the conch both representative of his character’s personality and indicative of how unsuited he is for life on the island?