Lord of the flies - Chapter 5 quotes

This chapter is mainly about a meeting Ralph calls to discuss the problems they're having

Ralph wants practicality - water, shelter, lavatory, fire etc

Jack wants power - bullying, no animal beast

Piggy wants rationality - scientific thinking, fear of people - "Life, said Piggy expansively, is scientifc" 

A littl'un talks about something moving at night which was Simon - "'I wanted - to go to a place - a place I know'" the boys tease him about going for a poo - "he was taken short" - but he's the only one who understands why he went for a walk

They then vote about ghosts - Ralph tries to prove that no one else believes in ghosts but it doesn't work out that way - "who thinks there may be ghosts ... I see".

"he had not got the conch and thus spoke against the rules; but nobody minded" - Jack is defying Ralph's rules and Ralph does nothing about it.

"the world, that understandable and lawful world, was slipping away" - Ralph and Piggy feel this way however all the other boys don't

"because the rules are the only thing we've got! ... ******** to the rules!" - Jack yet again challenging Ralph (democracy vs autocracy)

"They'd meet and have tea and discuss" - Piggy thinks adults are so organised and well behaved and that's one reason why he's short sighted - except they're out there killing other adults

"if only they could send us something grown up ... a sign or something" - Piggy wants, and gets a sign from the adults