Chapter 6 and 7 review

In chapters six and seven the sign that comes down from the world of grown ups is the dead soldier on the parachute in the beginning of chapter 6. This dead soldier symbolizes the on-going war between countires in what is called World War II. It symbolizes of why the boys on the island in the first place. They are there to escape the "real" world filled with war, pain, and suffering. Little do they know is that they are practically causing their own war between themselves on the island. I believe that the island itself represents civilization and society because it is full of resources and hardships as does real life. In chapter seven when the boys take a trip to the mountain, they find a pig-run and they decide play games to bide their time. Ralph in the beginning of the book questioned Jack and the hunters about why they were all about hunting and finding pigs while he was more about building shelters for the boys. His perspective of Jack changes thoughout this book as he started to view him as a jerk, but now he views him more clearly as a fellow leader. These are the more or less "connections" to the outside world in chapters six and seven.