Ralph’s decision to attack shows that he too has devolved into savagery. Ralph can be as primitive as the rest of the boys in order to protect himself. When Jack’s tribe hunts down Ralph they destroy the jungle that provides them food that is crucial for their survival. Any kind of rational thinking is absent from these boys. They are acting on impulse. Their want to harm other things becomes detrimental to their own safety and they pay no mind to the consequences of their actions. The hunters have become what they feared most, the beast. Because of their senseless killings and pointless destruction of the island. All of the boy’s innocence has effectively been eradicated.
