Where was the boy with the mulberry coloured birthmark lost?
After Ralph, Jack and Simon had returned from their exploration of the mountain they told the rest of the boys that they were indeed on an island, which was probably uninhabited. Ralph then suggested that in order to increase their chances of rescue they should light a signal fire on the top of the mountain. All of the boys then ran to the top of the mountain and built a huge fire. They gathered wood from a patch of trees and undergrowth partway down the mountain. Many of the little’uns quickly got bored and wandered off in search of fruit. Eventually the fire was lit and when the burning logs settled down they released a cloud of sparks. This causes several other fires to begin, many in the area of trees from which they had gathered wood. Piggy noticed that the boy with the mulberry coloured birthmark was nowhere to be seen and indeed he was never seen again. He was presumably burned to death by one of the out of control wild fires.
