What do you think is the significance of 'the world of grown ups' in the novel up to the end of chapter 6?

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Lewis Morrison – English Homework

What do you think is the significance of ‘the world of grown ups’ in the novel up to the end of chapter 6?

Ralph fears he is losing control of the others and is hoping for the restoration of order. “If only they could send us something grownup… a sign or something” With no order or control, he feels they are starting to become anarchic and appear to be more interested in hunting than keeping the fire going, which is their only hope of rescue. However, in the next chapter, “a sign came down from the world of the grownups, though at the time there was no child awake to read it.” The sign was a parachutist landing on the mountain top. The only witnesses were the twins “samneric”. This leads to the belief that the beast actually exists on the island.

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At the beginning of the novel we are informed that Piggy doesn’t enjoy it on the island and it worries him that there are no adults present. “Perhaps there aren’t any grownups anywhere.” The fact that there are no adults on the island has a big effect on him, and we get the impression that he doesn’t like the company of other boys and would prefer the company of adults. He would like to get off the island at any opportunity. “There was a ship… We might have gone home.” On the other hand, Ralph likes the idea of living ...

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