rulers that oppose violent behaviour. His authoritarian attitude has given him a act and show violence, but he must get forget the lessons of society before he can make the kill.
             "Next time there would be no mercy. He looked around fiercely, daring them to contradict" (29).
             Ralph is not a ruler but he still does strives for power and order. Ralph earns and gains status from his ownership of the conch shell, which gives him the power to speak when the boys come together and makes it, possible for order. Also, when he looks around and surveys the island from the top of the mountain he states that it belongs to them. The establishment of the actual property and the suggestion of ownership is another early example showing that there is civilization. The idea of naming is one of the first indications of an ordered society. Piggy has an interest in names, asking Ralph his name when he meets him. He also sees names as the greatest concern when the boys meet. The idea of naming is one of the first indications of an ordered society.
             Golding uses the boys on the island as a chart of human development as well as the breakdown of the human qualities. The first achievement that the boys make on the island is to build a fire, which like the conch shell brings the entire group of boys together in wonder. Significantly, it is Piggy's glasses that were key to starting the fire. The glasses are symbolic of civilization. It is also significant that Jack supports building the fire since it is a unhelpful act. Claire Rosenfield states:
             "In mythology, after all, the theft of fire brought civilization-and, hence, repression-to man."
             Though fire has not yet been used a means for destruction, Rosenfield's point is proven and proved toward the end. According to Piggy, the next step for the boys should be to build some sort of shelter, again a mirror of development of human society. As Ralph forms the procedure that only the person with the conch ...