Lord of the Flies by William Golding | Chapter 6 Summary and Analysis

What happens in the middle of the night in the beginning of Chapter 6?

• A tropical storm hits the island

• A bomb hits the island

• An air battle is taking place over the island

What falls onto the mountain from the air battle?

• A bomb

• An pilot

What do the twins, Sam and Eric, think they have found in the jungle? What is it really?

• The Beast. It's a dead parachutist.

• The pilot. They think it's Ralph's dad

• A squid. They thinks it's their pet frog.

What does Jack say about Piggy wanting to call a meeting with the conch?

What does Jack say Ralph is too worried about?

• The fire

• Building Shelters

What is making the boys act irrationally?

Who finds the dead parachutist and when they report back to the other boys about what they saw, how do they describe him?

What does Jack say about the conch and it's rules?

• It's still important to use the conch to gather the boys, but otherwise it's irrelevant.

• It's irrelevant and the boys know who can speak and who cannot speak.