Piggy is the parental figure in the novel. It is the voice of reason and responsibility that we all associate with our parents and what we consider “good.” As seen throughout the novel, Piggy is constantly concerned about the well-being of others. Piggy tells Ralph, "We have to find the others." We have to do something” (8). Notice he says they have to find them, which implies he really wants to make sure everyone is safe. Just as any parent would, he cares more about everyone else than himself. In the same case, Piggy asks: "How many are we?" (8). Once again he takes another precaution to figure out how many children there might be, so he can do his best to save them all. Once Ralph calls all the children to an assembly, Piggy starts going around and figuring out everyone's names to keep track of who they have and if anyone is missing. In a later assembly, Piggy helps maintain the rule that whoever has the conch is the only one allowed to speak by making a simple gesture towards the conch (26). He was consistent until his death; Piggy says, “Ralph, remember what we came for.” The fire. My specs'” (160). Even when his life was in danger, he still maintained his priorities while trying to reason with the boys. Jack, on the other hand, is only interested in having fun. Just like a child, throw responsibility to the wind. When the boys reunite after the plane crash, Jack says his choir boys will take care of maintenance on the fire. However, it does not keep its promise. He goes out hunting with his choirboys who abandon their duty. Eventually, the fire goes out and they missed a rescue opportunity. As the book progresses, Jack begins to take more control over the boys by hunting them down and using fear to control them. It uses “a constant and deliberate erosion of personal dignity, physical and verbal cruelty as a weapon to humiliate, and sadism