13 jul 2009

Chapter 6

Deadline July 16th

Read and study

As the boys sleep, military airplanes battle fiercely above the island. None of the boys sees the explosions and flashes in the clouds because the twins Sam and Eric, who were supposed to watch the signal fire, have fallen asleep. During the battle, a parachutist drifts down from the sky onto the island, dead. His chute becomes tangled in some rocks and flaps in the wind, while his shape casts fearful shadows on the ground. His head seems to rise and fall as the wind blows.

Answer

Piggy and Ralph prayed for a “sign” from the grown-up world and have been given one. What sign do they receive? What does it mean?