In Chapter 8 of Lord of the Flies, what does Ralph think of as a solution, and how does Piggy respond to this emergency situation?

In the novel Lord of the Flies by
William Golding, the author presents Piggy as a boy whose qulaities are not at first
apparent - but rather disguised by his chubby bespectacled sweaty frame, which is
unappealing to some. Gradually, Golding shows us how Piggy's calmness, bravery and
logical reasoning are qualities of value - particularly in a crisis. The real sadness is
that Ralph does not realise the true magnitude of the gift of Piggy's friendship and
moral support until the end - even being disloyal to him and betraying the secrecy of
Piggy's nickname. When the other boys abandon Ralph and his rescue plan, compromising
the fire beacon effectiveness, Piggy does not cry over spilt milk but gets on with the
job of starting again. In normal circumstances, this would have worked but as the attack
shows, they are not dealing with reasonable people and the only option when threatened
and outnumbered would have been self-defence in the form of
attack.