Question

What is the significance of the “man with the megaphone”? What does this detail tell you about the novel’s setting? Explain citing evidence from the text.

Answer 1

The first time the fire gets out of control it is purely unintentional - they have set a signal fire. The second time the fire gets away from them, they have started it to smoke out Ralph. The boys go from using fire as a form of civility to using it as a form of savagery.