ratic government, much like that of the British during World War II. First he creates a group of hunters out of Jack's choir. Soon after, "Ralph makes the conch rule: Only the boy holding the conch can speak, and only Ralph can interrupt the one who holds the conch." (Kelly 20) This rule helps to keep order and civil discourse to be, and remain established within the group. Ralph believed that shelter was most important, and hunting for food could wait until proper housing was built. Ralph's democratic system begins to be challenged when Jack commands all of his hunters, even Samneric the fire-maintenance team, to join in a hunt. This is a blatant disregard of the leader's demand for a signal fire to be burning at all times. If it hadn't been for disobedience the kids may have been saved. Ralph as a leader always tries to keep everything up to the kids; he does not use his power for hi
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