Chapter 6 Summary

Late at night Ralph and Simon carry a little kid back to the shelter before going to bed. While the boys are sleeping military airplains battle over the island. No one sees the explosions because Sam and Eric, who watch the fire, fell asleep. During the battle a dead parachutist falls from the sky. When Sam & Eric wake up they rebuild the fire. From the flames of the fire they see the dead parachutist but mistake it for the beast. They rush back to the camp & wake up Ralph to tell them what they saw. Ralph then calls a meeting. Everyone sets out to find the beast except Piggy and the little kids. The boys reach a part of the island they have never seen before. Ralph goes on a walk way by himself. Jack later joins him. While the boys are climbing the hill Raplh feels the bond between him & Jack reviving. The other boys start to play games. Ralph gets mad and tells them not to be playing around and that they are looking for the beast.


Paratroopers in WW2

• Paratroops were very important on the attack on Crete
• Russians called paratroopers locust warriors
• A year later Germans used paratroopers to attack Crete
• Great Britain & Americas paratroopers were a total of 9,000 men

-Bailey Byers