Lord of the Flies: Chapters 1, 2, and 3

Hey everyone, it has been forever! I am currently attempting to do my summer reading assignment but just cannot get through it.

This is my second time reading Lord of the Flies, and I love it. But I am just having the hardest time putting my feelings into words so I figured I would do my rough draft as a blog post!
Lord of the Flies by William Golding: My copy's ISBN 978-0-399-50148-7

My assignment is to assess the character's image of himself, his actions, and how it effects the novel's plot. For this post, I'm going to bullet events that effect the plot and how the main character, Ralph, acts during them.
Chapter One

• Ralph and Piggy find the conch shell. Ralph decides to use it to call a meeting among the stranded boys. This is his first act of true leadership. (pg19/20)
• As the boys are 'voting' for a leader, Ralph admits that Jack is the most obvious leader and that Piggy had shown the most intelligence. Apparently, one thing that really sets Ralph apart is his possession of the conch.  In my mind I can see Ralph sitting back like the godfather stroking the conch, "so you've come to me in a time of need."    I mean what is it, the magic conch. (pg22).

okay...maybe it is?

Chapter Two

• After confirming that the Island IS actually and Island. Ralph, Simon, and Jack return to the other children and try to set down some rules. Jack clearly has some sort of need to be in charge, and takes the magic conch from Ralph and begins to 'lay down the law.' 
• Piggy is beginning to look down on the rest of the group because they are acting like children, while Ralph stands there 'caressing' the conch. 
• (prediction) they begin the novel as children but upon losing all of their innocence and the survivors leave scarred and have a hard time adjusting to civilization again. 
• "Life became a race with the fire..." (pg 41)
• Ralph begins to assign people to take care of the fire, he is showing his authority yet again. When another boy notes that he hasn't seen any ships and they they may never be rescued Ralph stops him and insists that they will be rescued. He rules by giving the other boys hope. (pg 43). 
• The little boy disappears. 

Chapter Three: 

• Jack is out in the wilderness hunting, and then when he returns there is a small shelter or campground that Ralph has had the boys construct. (49)
• There is a slight disturbance in the settlement because some of the boys have not been doing their part.  Apparently after the meetings they work for a few moments and then they run off to play/swim. Which results in nothing getting done. (pg 51) Ralph complains because the hunters have not caught anything, but the other boys have not yet finished the shelter. Which is more important they argue, food or shelter? 
• Some of the boys begin to hint that the island may not be 'good', as if this creature that is mentioned is real.

Bon, Chance! See you guys tomorrow with more chapters!