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Why did the author of lord of the flies add the dead parachutist?
When Ralph, Roger and Jack climb the mountain they see the dead body of the pilot. The parachute lines have become tangled in the rocks making the body move when the wind blows. This creates the illusion that the movements are being made by something which is alive. The parachutist's body descended to the mountain top during the night and none of the boys witnessed its arrival, so they had no reason to think that it might be a parachutists body. In the darkness the boys assume that the indistinct shape which they see moving must be "the beast." Sam n Eric also came to the same conclusion when they earlier saw the dead pilots body, aided also by the talk of "beasts" and "ghosts" at the meetings.
In reality what or who was the Lord of the Flies?
They thought the beast was the thing that fell from the sky referring to the parachutist who was dead when landed on the top of the mountain.
What does the parachute man symbolized?
In LOTF the dead parachutist symbolized multiple things. Though all are in similar connection. The parachutist is a symbol of fear and tragic death. A symbol of the lack of adults or overall supervision while on the island, and also he symbolizes the lack of order. If you have read the book you will realize that from the time the littluns find the parachutist (aka "Beastie") order and democracy starts falling apart.
Why do the boys run from the dead parachutist?
When Ralph, Roger and Jack climb the mountain they see the dead body of the pilot. The parachute lines have become tangled in the rocks making the body move when the wind blows. This creates the illusion that the movements are being made by something which is alive. The parachutist's body descended to the mountain top during the night and none of the boys witnessed its arrival, so they had no reason to think that it might be a parachutists body. In the darkness the boys assume that the indistinct shape which they see moving must be "the beast." Sam n Eric also came to the same conclusion when they earlier saw the dead pilots body, aided also by the talk of "beasts" and "ghosts" at the meetings.
What does Simon do on top of the mountain in lord of the flies?
He climbs the mountain after an epileptic seizure to seek the truth. He does finds out that the 'beast' is actually just a dead parachutist.
