They light the forest on fire so they can "smoke" Ralph out of the forest, so that they could kill him when he got to the beach.
ralph WAS the pig
There were 25 boys who voted for Ralph in the assembly.
The boys raided Ralph's camp in Ch. 8 because they needed fire. While they were there, they also attempted to do a bit of "recruiting" to further weaken Ralph's clan.
No, the officer does not believe Ralph's story about the boys who are killed. He is skeptical of Ralph's claims and suspects that Ralph might be involved in the incident.
Jack lied and told the assembled boys that Ralph had called his hunters 'cowards.' He also accused Ralph of being a coward and of being 'like Piggy.' Ralph, he said, wouldn't have got meat for them. The boy's however recognised that Jack was simply trying to smear Ralph in an attempt to be leader himself and they didn't back up his demand that they should vote against Ralph being leader.
Piggy, Sam and Eric were the only big kids who remained with Ralph in The Lord of the Flies. Ralph realizes that they are the only ones left after the fire.
Ralph and Piggy use a conch shell to call the boys together.
Jack refuses to listen to Ralph's attempt to call an assembly and instead challenges Ralph's authority by leading his group of boys away from the assembly point. This action represents Jack's growing desire to rebel against Ralph's leadership and assert his own control over the group.
In "Lord of the Flies," the outcome of the vote is a decision to elect Ralph as the leader of the group of boys stranded on the island. This vote represents the initial attempt to establish order and organization among the boys as they struggle to survive.
The two goals that Ralph identifies among the boys are to have fun and to be rescued.
In "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding, the raid refers to when Jack's tribe attacks Ralph and the boys loyal to him in an attempt to capture Piggy's glasses. This raid marks a turning point in the novel as the boys descend into violence and chaos.
Ralph tries to reconcile with Jack by acknowledging his importance to the group and expressing willingness to work together. He also offers to listen to Jack's ideas and concerns in an attempt to appease him and prevent further division among the boys.