LOTF Response

The world, that understandable and lawful world, was slipping away.  Once there was this and that; and now--and the ship had gone. [... Jack refusing to give Piggy the floor when he has the conch...]
"The rules!" shouted Ralph.  "You're breaking the rules!"
"Who cares?"
Ralph summoned his wits.
"Because the rules are the only thing we've got!"
But Jack was shouting against him.
"Bollocks to the rules!  We're strong--we hunt!  If there's a beast, we'll hunt it down!  We'll close in and beat and beat and beat--!" (91)

This passage from the book is significant because it is telling us as readers that the characters believe that the world is changing. To me it also shows that the groups aren't getting along as well as they used to. The characters are realizing that they want to be in charge of everything and that is causing chaos between everyone. It shows that events that happen with just two people can affect everyone around them in many different ways. All the order that this island once had is changing and may even be slipping away.