Also at the beginning of the book, Piggy tries to talk some common sense into Ralph, but Ralph still doesn’t understand the problem with being on the island alone. After splashing in the water, Piggy says, “we got to find the others. We got to do something, “ and to that Ralph says nothing. The narrator then states, “Here was a coral island. Protected from the sun, ignoring Piggy’s ill-omened talk, [Ralph] dreamed pleasantly,”(14). At this moment, Ralph doesn’t care that they are stuck on the island because once again he is having fun. He sees this as a place where he can do whatever he wants, whenever he wants. When Piggy is trying to tell him that they need to figure out what to do, Ralph isn’t listening because he doesn’t want to go home
