The naval officer
The officer arrives after seeing smoke from the island-wide fire.
The book
Who they are in the book
Spoiler-freeThe officer arrives after seeing smoke from the island-wide fire. He stops the hunt and assumes the boys have been playing. His presence saves Ralph, but his warship complicates his authority as a symbol of civilization. He returns to his cruiser while the children cry; his later fate is not relevant to the novel.
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