Themes

In the book, there are three prominent themes.

Killing
In this book there are a certain group of kids that are obsessed with killing. They will kill anything and anyone that would try and stop them. The kids that like killing use spears and rocks, and had killed two other by the end of the book. What they don't know is that with every person they kill they have less of a chance for surviving.

Getting Rescued
Being rescued is the most important theme in this book. The first thing they decided when they get to the island is about being rescued. They know that they have to have a fire going so that whoever passes can see the smoke and come and save them. Ralph is the person that is most focused on being rescued because he knows that they can't live on the island forever. However, no one else shares this sentiment.

Finding Food
When they first got to the island they were not thinking about food right away. The first thing that came to their mind was getting a fire going. They went out and saw that there were pigs on the island and they wanted to start hunting because they were becoming hungry. Finding food was one of the most important things because that's the only way they could have survived. Pigs were not the only thing they would eat, they would find coconuts and berries that they would eat as well.