Chapter 6 of the Lord of the Flies begins portentously and ends ominously. The power that Ralph once had over the boys begins to decrease as the fear of the beast starts to take over. The attempt that Ralph made to try to reason with the boys in chapter 5 is proven unsuccessful in chapter 6. Jack becomes a more powerful and minacious presence to the boys as Ralph remains the responsible leader. The main subject in this chapter is fear and how it affects the boys.
The chapter starts with military airplanes battling above the island creating explosions and flashes, as the boys sleep below. None of the boys are awake to see the hostility in the sky because the twins, Sam and Eric, who were suppose to be watching the fire, had fallen asleep. A parachute, holding a man, came floating down onto the island to the top of the mountain. William Golding describes this as a sign that came down from “the world of grownups”. The wind shifts the man on the parachute’s head back and forth and makes the parachute flail around in tangles. When the twins wake up they return to the fire and begin to build the flame back up. While doing this they witness the body on the mountain with the parachute flapping behind and mistake the figure as the beast. They both run to Ralph, telling what they saw, …show more content…
After the twins recite their story, Jack wants to hurry out to kill the beast but Piggy, unsure about the hunt, suggests that they restrict their living area to just the platform. During the assembly there is a conflict about the conch between Piggy and Jack which is quickly resolved by Ralph, displaying the control Ralph still has over Jack. Ralph quickly decides to inspect the island with caution , knowing it would be hard to be restricted to one place with the lack of food, space and fire. Piggy is left behind to watch the littleluns as the rest of them embark on the frightful mission, armed with spears made of
The chapter starts with military airplanes battling above the island creating explosions and flashes, as the boys sleep below. None of the boys are awake to see the hostility in the sky because the twins, Sam and Eric, who were suppose to be watching the fire, had fallen asleep. A parachute, holding a man, came floating down onto the island to the top of the mountain. William Golding describes this as a sign that came down from “the world of grownups”. The wind shifts the man on the parachute’s head back and forth and makes the parachute flail around in tangles. When the twins wake up they return to the fire and begin to build the flame back up. While doing this they witness the body on the mountain with the parachute flapping behind and mistake the figure as the beast. They both run to Ralph, telling what they saw, …show more content…
After the twins recite their story, Jack wants to hurry out to kill the beast but Piggy, unsure about the hunt, suggests that they restrict their living area to just the platform. During the assembly there is a conflict about the conch between Piggy and Jack which is quickly resolved by Ralph, displaying the control Ralph still has over Jack. Ralph quickly decides to inspect the island with caution , knowing it would be hard to be restricted to one place with the lack of food, space and fire. Piggy is left behind to watch the littleluns as the rest of them embark on the frightful mission, armed with spears made of