Early in the first chapter of Lord of the
Flies, Ralph seems unconcerned about being rescued since he has so much faith
in his father, who is a commander in the British navy. "When he gets leave, he'll come
here and rescue us," Ralph tells Piggy. But Piggy is more
realistic.
"How does he know we're
here?"
Because, thought Ralph, because, because...
"They'd tell him
at the airport."
Piggy shook his head...
"Not them. Didn't you hear
what the pilot said? About the atom bomb. They're all dead...
"They're all
dead," said Piggy, "an' this is an island. Nobody don't know we're here. Your dad don't
know. Nobody don't know--
"We may stay here till we
die."
Piggy is under the
misapprehension that the atom bomb has killed many (if not all) of the British troops
and sailors. Despite this misunderstanding--and his bad grammar--he is aware that no one
could possibly know the boys have survived and are stranded on the island. He expects to
be there a long time.
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