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The tangled parachute lines are what make the dead body moves and causes misunderstandings. The other children believe that it is the beast because it was moving in the air. Simon released the tangled parachute lines so the dead man will not move anymore to proof to the others that it is not the beast.
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ProfessorProbably partially because he takes pity of the poor corpse which is being made to perform like a puppet, purely as an act of chance. This stops it from sitting up and behaving as if it were alive. Simon also intends to tell the other boys that it isn't a beast, just a dead body, and he knows that the lack of movement will stop the boys being scared and running away before they see that he is telling the truth. By coincidence untangling the parachute lines also allows the wind to carry the corpse away from the mountain top.
The tangled parachute lines are what make the dead body moves and causes misunderstandings. The other children believe that it is the beast because it was moving in the air. Simon released the tangled parachute lines so the dead man will not move anymore to proof to the others that it is not the beast.
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What does Ralph recall hearing from Simon and seeing in the sky?
He calls Simon saying something about a dead man. He also recalls the figure on a parachute. -"He said something about dead man".He flushed painfully at this admissipn that he had been present at the dance.
What does Simon try to tell the boys?
Simon wants to tell the other boys that 'the beast' on top of the mountain is not an animal with teeth, claws and wngs but simply the dead body of an airman wearing a parachute
What does Simon discover lord of flies chapter 9?
When Simon discovers that 'the beast' which Samneric had seen on the mounatin top is simply the dead body of an airman he untangles the parachute lines which have caused the body to move like a puppet when the wind blows.
What happened to the parachutist in Lord of the Flies?
After Simon had freed the tangled parachute lines from the rocks the body of the parachutist was eventually moved by the strong wind during the storm and was carried over the jungle, across the beach and the lagoon and finally out to sea. Simon's body was lifted from the beach by the incoming tide and it too eventually drifted out towards the open sea, accompanied by 'inquisitive bright creatures.'
What happened between Simon and the beast?
After Simon has regained consciousness after his epileptic attack he knows that the 'beast' is just a part of each and every one of them. He therefore climbs the mountain to see for himself what it was that Samneric, and later Ralph, Jack and Roger, mistook for a real beast. Simon find the dead body of an airman, which is made to move in a life-like manner when gusts of wind catch the parachute which is still attached to the body. Simon frees the trapped parachute lines from the rocks, which allows the figure to slump at rest, no longer a puppet at the mercy of the wind.
