This title is significant because it points out to us how important the huts are in the development of the plot and the conflicts that will be so important during the rest of the book.
In the chapter, Ralph and others are trying to build huts. They believe that it is important to have huts so they will be able to survive in relative comfort. In other words, they are trying to be responsible.
Meanwhile, Jack and his people do not help with the huts. Instead, they go hunting. Ralph scolds Jack for this and it is the source of some conflict.
This is an early sign of the Ralph-Jack conflct. Jack will become more and more obsessed with hunting and less interested in doing the sorts of responsbile things (like tending the signal fire) that Ralph wants done.
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