The boys looked for their own smoke to signal the ship but it had gone out.
The boys respond with excitement and a sense of adventure at the possibility of rescue when they see smoke in the distance in "Lord of the Flies." They believe it could be a signal fire lit by adults searching for them and rush to investigate.
The side of the island with the little bit of smoke in "Lord of the Flies" is the south side of the mountain. This is where the boys start a signal fire in an attempt to attract passing ships for rescue.
Emperor of the Flies, it explores what would have happened if the boys were not rescued.
Ralph is more concerned about the smoke in "Lord of the Flies" because it represents hope for rescue and a way to be noticed by passing ships or planes. The smoke symbolizes the boys' connection to the outside world and their chance of being rescued from the island.
Ralph said that a ship could see the smoke from up there and rescue them.
The boys use Piggy's glasses to start a fire in the book, "Lord of the Flies." Ralph moved the glasses around until an image of the sun shined on the rotten wood, and smoke began to swirl up.
Lord of the Flies documents the progression of "innocent" boys into savagery.
On the Island
The smaller boys in 'Lord of the Flies' are known as "littluns." They are the younger boys who are not part of the older boys' group.
The boys are savages, so they don't control the flies. Also, the lord of the flies is far away from castle rock, so they don't have to deal with it.
I'm pretty sure that's the chapter where the boys mistake him for the "beastie" and they kill him.
Piggy is the character who says this line in "Lord of the Flies." He is referring to the signal fire that the boys are trying to keep going in order to attract rescue.