The island itself is shaped like a boat, and in the opening scenes the island has the glamor of a new paradise ("On Lord of the Flies."). Ralph and the others now find themselves in an unknown but beautiful location. Before finding the conch, Ralph was swimming and having fun in the warm waters of the ocean. The island "can be a wonderful place, as little ones discover during the day when they swim in the lagoon pool or eat fruit from the trees" ("Themes and construction: Lord of the Flies") But soon after lit the first fire, it transforms the island, now half of the island is burned to the ground, showing what always happens to humans; innocence goes away. At night, the little ones cry out in fear because they now know that the island is not perfect; it's a scary place. They become accustomed to mirages, “and ignore them, just as they ignore the miraculous and pulsating stars” (“Lord of the Flies”). The beauty of the earthly paradise becomes dull in their eyes. In the end, as the boys chase Ralph, they set the island on fire again to try to bring him out of hiding. They succeed but the fire is now out of control. It's spreading everywhere. Ironically, the fire saves them, because a passing ship notices it and comes to help them. But now the past paradise has become a fiery pit of destruction; a life