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Didn’t you hear what the pilot said? About the atom bomb? They’re all dead.
In the first chapter, Piggy mentions the ongoing global war to Ralph, implying that no one survived. As the boys rebuild society on the island, we understand how the world might look after a cataclysmic nuclear event. Ralph and the others represent a small scale version of humankind’s proclivity for violence and war. The fact that they quickly degenerate to the same sort of intolerance and tribalism that leads to war does not suggest much optimism for mankind’s ability to correct course after a global catastrophe.
Acting like a crowd of kids!
In Chapter 2, Piggy is frustrated by the immaturity of the others when they excitedly run off to build a fire atop the mountain. He asks them to calm down, think rationally, and use adult intellect to problem solve. While the boys view Piggy as a nuisance, he correctly assumes that in their excitement, they contributed to the death of at least one stray littlun.
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