How is the theme of working together illustrated in Chapter Eight of the novel, Blood on the River?

In Chapter 8, Samuel gets into a fight with Richard on board ship on the way to James Town. Instead of punishing him by hitting him, as Samuel expects, Smith makes Samuel try to stand on one foot on the rocking ship. Smith is familiar already with all that will be expected of Samuel in the New World, and feels responsible for making sure he understands how important working together will be. It's a simple lesson: he cannot stand on one foot in a storm, and must depend on other feet (or people) to hold him up. It is a simple allegory for what life will be like in the colony.