Why are the boys still not rescued despite the sighting of the ship in Lord of the Flies?

Answer 1

The boys only had one plan for rescue, which was to keep a signal fire burning on the mountain top. Jack made the offer that his "hunters" would accept the responsibility of keeping the fire lit. Unfortunately, on the day that Ralph spotted a passing ship, Jack had decided that he need all of his hunters to effectively hunt a pig. As a result the fire was left untended and it went out. The ship passed by and the boys remained unrescued.

Answer 2

The boys decide to build a signal fire on top of the mountain and too keep it lit to attrack the attention of any passing ships or airplanes. Jack offers to use his hunters in shifts to keep the fire lit. Unfortunately on one particular day Jack needs all of his hunters to form a ring while hunting a pig. The result is that the fire is left untended and it goes out. There is therefore no smoke to attract the attention of a ship which does pass and the consequence is that the boys are not rescued.

Answer 3

They begin to care more about having fun and hunting than actually getting rescued. If you view it from the Freudian Psychology perspective, the boys stop worrying about getting rescued because they are giving over to the id, the animalistic and impulsive side of the human psyche, more and more. The id doesn't care about long term things like a sunburn, it only cares about how good the sun feels at the time. It's really interesting. The entire book can be broken down using Freudian Psychology. You should look it up.

Answer 4

In "Lord of the Flies," the boys are not immediately rescued because the fire they built to signal passing ships goes out while they are preoccupied with hunting and maintaining power struggles among themselves. Additionally, the naval officer who eventually rescues them arrives after a naval battle in the vicinity draws his attention rather than their signal fire.

Answer 5

jack lets the fire go out while he is hunting.

Answer 6

Jack lets the fire go out so when the ship comes pat no one got rescues because the ship could not see the fire.