Coming from the smartest boy in the group, the glasses are used as a “tool” that the boys use to light a rescue fire by focusing the lense with the sunlight that might get the attention of a passing ship. They first light the rescue fire as mentioned before, then Jack’s gang of savages go into a insane state of mind and use the glasses to light a fire that will kill Ralph. This starts to show an example of the power of science and intellectual endeavor. It explains that “science” or Piggy’s glasses can be used as a tool for good and evil, showing another background story in the