Ralph was by the river, thinking about his situation probably. He suddenly came across a couple of thoughts. This led to him maturing, to making him think about the cruelty and copying another person being what life is today. He thought about the past when he and his ex-friends once had fun on the island. They were once happy here, but now it's gone. Ralph then snapped back to reality to look down on himself. He looked down at his filthy clothes and thought that a bath would be nice once in a while.
This passage is important to the book because it signifies that the boys were once all together and unified. They were all happy, thinking that the world couldn't stop them from making their own decisions. But now that the book has taken a dark turn, I think the author decided to make one last happy flashback to see the difference of the before and now. I think the author wants us to see how the boys used to be, so we can understand the difference when we get into later chapters.
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