He camps in the jungle for a while, but then Jack and his tribe use Piggy's glasses to set the forest on fire. This sends him to the beach where we see that Ralph has given up, he has lost all faith and is now awaiting death: “He forgot his wounds, his hunger and thirst, and became afraid; desperate fear on flying feet, rushing through the forest towards the open beach. » Here we see that Ralph just wants to forget everything that happened, he "forgot his wounds, his hunger and his thirst" suggests that he wants to give up, all of Ralph's hope has been shattered, his two friends the closest ones died, his other friends Sam and Eric joined forces with Jack and he is now alone on the beach. He is described as "desperate", which is appropriate because he really has no hope of escaping the boys. The emphasis on his despair shows, as we see here, that Ralph wants to cry, hoping it was all a dream: "Then he was on the ground, rolling over and over in the hot sand , crouching with his arms to defend himself, trying to protect himself. cry for