Chapter 6 response- symbolism by Erika Webb 2017

                                 The Beast is only fear within the boys

     In chapter six the parachute man flew lifelessly from his plane into the trees of the island. Samneric saw the man but didn't make him out as a man. They saw a beast with huge wings flying onto the island to hunt them. They ran to the other boys to tell them of the beast. I think the dead man symbolized fear. The entirety of the beast idea is only but an emotion each of the boys are feeling. They are frightened of being on that island.
     Readers know that the parachute man won't harm anyone and it makes the boys seem foolish. Think about it, if you were on an island alone wouldn't you fear what was going on around you? I would. The parachute man isn't the beast, or the problem, the boys are. They fear and it drives them nuts. Some are even driven to fight one another. Fear is their biggest issue on the island.